Epic Games Accuses Apple of Skirting Court Order by Charging Fees on External Purchases
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Epic Games accused Apple of violating a court injunction by charging a 27% commission on purchases made outside of the App Store after clicking a link within an iOS app.
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The injunction said Apple cannot prohibit developers from including external links for alternate payment methods.
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Epic said Apple is essentially taxing out-of-app purchases, which contradicts the purpose of allowing alternate payment links.
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Apple says it is complying with the injunction and allows links to alternate payment methods, but charges a commission if users make a purchase up to a week after clicking such a link.
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Epic argues that Apple's button design requirements and commissions make alternate payment links useless, preventing developers from avoiding Apple's fees.