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The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the antitrust dispute between Apple and Epic Games. It rejected petitions from both companies, leaving the case mostly, but not completely, in favor of Apple.
"The Supreme Court denied both sides' appeals of the Epic v. Apple antitrust case. The court battle to open iOS to competing stores and payments is lost in the United States. A sad outcome for all developers," Tim Sweeney shared on Twitter.
The court order rejected the appeals, putting Apple in a winning position. The only count upheld by the courts from Epic's case is for Apple to stop its anti-steering practices, allowing developers to link to payment options without a 30% fee. This ruling was made back in the 2021 trial and was appealed by both parties at the Ninth Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. With the Supreme Court's decision, Apple should soon allow developers to direct players to alternative payment systems.
Apple and Epic Games started their legal battle in 2020 when Epic Games introduced a direct-pay system in Fortnite, prompting Apple and Google to ban the game and Epic from their app stores. Epic Games filed a lawsuit, alleging antitrust violations against both companies, who countersued. A judge ruled Apple was not a monopoly, and the Ninth Circuit Court affirmed the decision, but Epic succeeded against Google.
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