A US judge on Friday ordered Apple to loosen control over its App Store payment system, a blow to the global tech giant sparked by its anti-trust battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games.
In a ruling with significant potential to alter the digital economy, Apple will no longer be allowed to force developers to use its tightly controlled sales tool.
Epic for its part branded the judgement as essentially a loss for app developers who rely on the App Store in the multi-billion-dollar mobile gaming industry, and for consumers. "Apple enjoys considerable market share of over 55 percent and extraordinarily high-profit margins... Success is not illegal," California federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers wrote.The decision noted that Apple violated California's laws against unfair competition, however.
Analyst Carolina Milanesi noted the anti-trust aspect of the case was what really had Apple's attention, with a ruling against it potentially opening the doors for challenges from lawmakers and prosecutors. "Congress must enact rules of the road to ensure free and fair competition online," said the joint statement from representatives Jerrold Nadler and David Cicilline.
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