The injunction is set to take effect on December 9th.Īpple lied. Epic appealed the ruling, and Apple has yet to decide whether to do so. The judge issued a permanent injunction instructing Apple to let App Store developers direct users to alternative payment systems. The Apple case went to trial in May.Įarlier this month, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled in Apple's favor on most counts, but there was one win for Epic. Epic swiftly filed a lawsuit against Apple over App Store policies (it sued Google around the same time for similar reasons). Epic CEO Tim Sweeney shared communications between the two sides, in which Apple said it won't consider reinstating Epic's developer program account 'until the district court's judgment becomes final and nonappealable.'Īpple yanked Fortnite from the iOS App Store in August last year after Epic added an alternative payment method to bypass the 30 percent cut that Apple takes from in-app purchases. Apple has told Epic Games it will not allow Fortnite back onto the iOS or macOS App Stores until the outcome of the lawsuit between the two is finalized.
