Apple requests Supreme Court to review App Store ruling won by Epic Games - report
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a judge's ruling from two years ago which could impact revenue its App Store generates by allowing app developers to point users to alternative payment methods, Bloomberg News reported.
The tech giant's request to the top court is its latest efforts in a drawn-out tussle with Epic Games over how the iPhone maker runs its app marketplace, the report added.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Epic asked the Supreme Court to review a different part of the ruling that App Store policies do not violate federal antitrust laws.
As per its regular schedule, the Supreme Court could decide by the end of the year or early next year if it will take up either or both of the petitions.
In a mixed ruling in September 2021 after a trial, a federal judge in Oakland, California, largely rejected Epic's claims that Apple's online marketplace policies breached federal law by restricting third-party app marketplaces on its operating system, the report noted.
However, the judge also found that Apple defied California state law by barring developers from letting consumers know about alternative payment methods. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the trial judgeâs decision in April, according to the report.
Apple has been making changes to the way the App Store works to address developer worries since Epic filed a lawsuit against the company in 2020. The dispute started after Apple removed the Fortnite game from the App Store because Epic developed a workaround to paying the 30% fee on customers' in-app purchases.
Apple now permits developers to direct users, in some scenarios, to make payments for subscription apps outside of its own system. The so called "reader apps" â which consists of apps and services for digital newspapers and magazines, books, audio streaming and video watching â can steer consumers to the internet with a button to finish their sign-up.
This addressed a main issue in Epic's suit versus Apple. However, the current Apple policy does not apply to gaming apps. Epic's software remains off of the App Store and Apple devices, as per the report.

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