Judge Orders Apple To Issue Other Forms Of Payment In App Store, Epic Games Claims The Tech Giant Was Running An Illegal Monopoly – By OAN Newsroom (OANN) / Sept 11 2021
A federal judge has ruled Apple must accept other forms of payment in its App Store in their ongoing lawsuit with Epic Games. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said Apple has been breaking the law by forcing its users to pay for apps through the App Store alone, insisting Apple allow other payment options within 90 days.
“There’s essentially a 30 percent tax to be in that App Store. Epic alleged that Apple was a monopoly and it was abusing its power through charging a 30 percent fee,” said UC Berkley law professor Chris Hoofnagle.
However, the judge ruled Apple’s business model as legal and said it doesn’t threaten competition considering other gaming companies all charge similar fees on their game sales. Epic, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, was not happy about the outcome.
