Epic Plans to Return Fortnite to US App Store Next Week, Extends 'Peace Proposal' to Apple
Epic Games has announced that it plans to return Fortnite to the US App Store following a major victory over Apple in court. Earlier today, a federal judge found Apple in "willful violation" of a 2021 injunction related to its App Store practices, stating that Apple's "continued attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated." She then imposed new, stricter permanent restrictions on Apple. Apple is now banned from imposing any commission or fee on purchases consumers make outside an app via external links. The company is also prohibited from restricting developers' link style, language, formatting, placement, or use of buttons and other calls to action for these external purchases, and cannot require the use of static URLs or the previously implemented scare screen, mandating only a neutral notification.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, EmailFollow iClarified:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube


Earlier today, a federal judge found Apple in "willful violation" of a 2021 injunction related to its App Store practices, stating that Apple's "continued attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated." She then imposed new, stricter permanent restrictions on Apple.
Apple is now banned from imposing any commission or fee on purchases consumers make outside an app via external links. The company is also prohibited from restricting developers' link style, language, formatting, placement, or use of buttons and other calls to action for these external purchases, and cannot require the use of static URLs or the previously implemented scare screen, mandating only a neutral notification.
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