Apple’s APP Store A new decision was taken during the long -standing judicial process for in -app payment rules. The company’s request to prevent developers from offering their own payment systems through external web connections from the application was rejected by the Court of Appeal in the USA. In this way, Apple will no longer prevent application developers from directing users directly to their own payment infrastructure. This has created a significant flexibility especially in the rules of the application store for digital content providers.
Apple objected to the court decision in this direction in April. The company demanded that the decision be suspended until the appeal process was concluded. However, the Federal Court of Appeal rejected Apple’s application. Court; The company reached this decision, taking into account the criteria such as the possibility of being successful in appeal, possible damage and public interest. Thus, it was judged to continue the implementation of the decision in April.
The process in 2020 Epic Games based on the case initiated by. Fortnite The company, the developer of the game, claimed that Apple’s payment and communication restrictions on the App Store have prevented competition. The first decision was that Apple had to allow developers to direct users to non -application payment methods. However, Apple encountered a more open and binding order in April on the grounds that it did not fulfill these obligations completely.
Developers have started to offer their own payment methods by exceeding the App Store boundaries
Following the decision, the big platforms quickly implemented this new opportunity. Spotify And Amazon KindleIn the application, it has integrated web -based payment systems through external connections. In this way, users can process directly on the service provider’s own page without using Apple’s payment system. Fortnite Da returned to the App Store and presented both Apple and Epic’s own payment infrastructure as an alternative.
The VergeSpeaking to EPic CEO Tim Sweeney, 60 percent of users still prefer Apple’s system, he said. The remaining 40 percent is directed to the payment and award program offered by Epic. These rates show that user habits have not completely changed in the short term. However, the fact that developers can now offer alternative alternatives may affect this distribution in the future.
Apple façade said in a statement, said they did not participate in the decision. Company spokesman Olivia Dalton said they would continue their defenses during the appeal. Repeating that they did not agree with the court’s previous views, the company said that they maintain the goal of making the App Store a safe area for developers and users. However, after the last court decision, Apple can be expected to take some harmony steps in existing payment policies.
This decision in the United States may be decisive about how not only the App Store, but also similar digital platforms. Such arrangements, which directly affect the developer-useful relationship in the application stores, seem to continue to be the subject of discussion in different markets. In particular, the European Union’s additional obligations for Apple -like platforms within the scope of the Digital Markets Law may open the door of wider reflections on a global scale.