"The brief comes during the years-long legal dispute. Epic Games first filed an antitrust lawsuit against the iPhone maker in 2020 in protest of Apple taking a 30% fee for every purchase made in the App Store, as well as in-game purchases. Epic claimed in its suit that Apple unlawfully banned developers from telling customers about payment alternatives to the App Store."
"A judge ordered Apple to end its anti-steering policy, but instead, the company implemented a link program that allowed developers to link to alternative payment methods, with the app store taking a 27% fee. In another complaint, Epic accused Apple of violating the court injunction against anti-steering, and in April, the judge agreed, resulting in an order for Apple to stop imposing restrictions on alternative payment solutions and collecting payment from such methods."
Epic Games filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in 2020 over Apple taking a 30% fee on App Store purchases and banning developers from informing users about external payment options. A judge ordered Apple to end its anti-steering policy, and Apple implemented a link program that still charged a 27% fee. A later ruling found Apple violated the injunction and ordered Apple to stop restricting alternative payment solutions and collecting payments from those methods. Apple is appealing. Y Combinator filed an amicus brief supporting Epic and asked the court to deny Apple's appeal, arguing the revenue share deterred startup investment.
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