Apple faces a battle on two fronts as Epic forces a return to Circuit Courts
After Epic successfully argued that App Store commissions for external payments must be decided now, Apple must face the Circuit Court and Supreme Court at the same time. Epic's '1984' ad depicting Apple as Big Brother The Apple vs Epic saga is years long and could easily fill a book at this point, but it hasn't ended yet. The latest update comes after Apple won a stay against going back to the Circuit Court as it appealed the Supreme Court. That stay was short-lived, as Epic immediately appealed the stay and 9to5Mac shared that it has won. The US Ninth Circuit Court has reversed the stay it placed on enforcing a mandate that would require Apple to return to court and work with Epic on deciding what commission would be fair. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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After Epic successfully argued that App Store commissions for external payments must be decided now, Apple must face the Circuit Court and Supreme Court at the same time. Epic's '1984' ad depicting Apple as Big Brother The Apple vs Epic saga is years long and could easily fill a book at this point, but it hasn't ended yet. The latest update comes after Apple won a stay against going back to the Circuit Court as it appealed the Supreme Court. That stay was short-lived, as Epic immediately appealed the stay and 9to5Mac shared that it has won. The US Ninth Circuit Court has reversed the stay it placed on enforcing a mandate that would require Apple to return to court and work with Epic on deciding what commission would be fair. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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After Epic successfully argued that App Store commissions for external payments must be decided now, Apple must face the Circuit Court and Supreme Court at the same time.
Epic's '1984' ad depicting Apple as Big Brother The Apple vs Epic saga is years long and could easily fill a book at this point, but it hasn't ended yet.
The latest update comes after Apple won a stay against going back to the Circuit Court as it appealed the Supreme Court.
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