{"id":172874,"date":"2025-06-06T07:34:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/court-denies-apples-request-to-pause-ruling-on-app-store-payment-fees-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T07:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T07:34:12","slug":"court-denies-apples-request-to-pause-ruling-on-app-store-payment-fees-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/06\/court-denies-apples-request-to-pause-ruling-on-app-store-payment-fees-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Court denies Apple\u2019s request to pause ruling on App Store payment fees | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A U.S. court denied Apple a stay on a ruling that requires the company to stop charging developers for payments made outside the App Store through links in apps.<\/p>\n

This means in the U.S., Apple will no longer be able to charge developers a fee when customers click on a link within their app that takes them outside the App Store for payment, resulting in a potential loss of revenue to the company.<\/p>\n

\u201cApple \u2018bears the burden of showing that the circumstances justify an exercise of [our] discretion,\u2019\u201d the court said in a filing<\/a>. \u201cAfter reviewing the relevant factors, we are not persuaded that a stay is appropriate,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Epic Games\u2019 head Tim Sweeney applauded the court\u2019s ruling and said, \u201cThe long national nightmare of Apple tax is ended,\u201d in a post on X.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Apple\u2019s stay is denied by the 9th Circuit Court. The long national nightmare of the Apple tax is ended.<\/p>\n

May next week\u2019s WWDC be the Apple-led celebration of freedom that developers and users have long deserved. pic.twitter.com\/f0A3IAVKNC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

In April, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled in favor of Epic Games<\/a>, saying that Apple was in \u201cwillful violation\u201d of a 2021 injunction that barred the company from forcing anticompetitive pricing. This essentially means that Apple must change the App Store rules<\/a> and allow developers to freely link to their website for purchasing digital goods.<\/p>\n

In response, Apple filed an emergency motion last month<\/a> seeking a stay on the court\u2019s ruling. The company also filed an appeal against the ruling<\/a> around the same time.<\/p>\n

Last year, Apple began allowing other apps to\u00a0link out and use non-Apple payment mechanisms<\/a>, but it still took a 27% fee and added what critics called \u201cscare screens.\u201d With the new ruling, both practices will be eliminated.<\/p>\n

Large companies are already making changes to their apps, with Spotify<\/a> and Amazon<\/a> publishing new updates that let users pay for their subscriptions and purchases outside the App Store. <\/p>\n

With the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) slotted for next week, this is a big blow to Apple. Earlier this week, the company published a report saying that it generated $1.3 trillion in billings and sales<\/a> in 2024. It added 90% of those sales didn\u2019t generate commission revenue for Apple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n