Apple has responded to the court’s latest injunction decision in its ongoing legal battle with Epic Games over App Store policies.
In a statement to 9to5Mac, an Apple spokesperson said the company disagrees with the decision and plans to appeal—but will comply with the court’s order in the meantime:
“We strongly disagree with the decision. We will comply with the court’s order and we will appeal.”
Top comment by S. Jobs
Hey Epic: what about forcing app developers to directly display the cost of in-apps purchases in USD/EUR/GBP, etc. instead of obfuscating them behind a “soft currency”? (so children and players really see how much are paying for fake coins).
All those product dark patterns, soft currency (re)conversions, and other questionable practices should be heavily regulated.
Would you like that too? I mean, these developers were allegedly fighting for the best of their users, right???.
Also, I want to see Epic displaying both purchase options: standard pricing directly in the AppStore… and 30% DISCOUNT pointing to their website (while clearly specifying that you must store a credit card on their external servers). Would they dare to be as transparent as that with the users they swore (under oath) to be protecting?.
For Apple to formally appeal, the court will likely need to issue a definitive ruling that Apple violated the existing injunction. Still, it appears there’s a path forward for Apple to both comply and challenge the decision at the same time.
While not unexpected, the development could complicate Epic’s plan to bring Fortnite back to the U.S. App Store. Epic says it will submit the game next week. Compliance could mean Apple will allow the app back without taking a commission on web-originated digital sales—but that remains to be seen.
Separately, Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has said the company would submit Fortnite to the App Store globally if Apple applies the U.S. court-ordered model worldwide. Apple’s decision to appeal suggests that won’t happen anytime soon.
Given that the dispute began in 2020, one thing remains clear: Apple’s decision to appeal ensures this legal saga isn’t ending anytime soon.
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