In a one-page injunction finding for Epic on a violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law, Judge Gonzalez Rogers dinged Apple for anticompetitive behavior:Īpple Inc. However, the decision came with a likely significant blow to Apple as well. Epic has appealed, but most observers give the appeal little chance of overturning the judge’s decision. Plus, she ordered Epic to pay Apple 30% of what it collected from users of its iOS app outside of Apple’s in-app purchasing system after August 2020-a fine of at least $3.6 million.

Nor did she require Apple to restore Epic’s developer account or allow Epic’s popular game Fortnite back into the App Store. More broadly, her ruling doesn’t require that Apple allow third-party app stores, let users sideload apps, or reduce its App Store commission fees. Late last week, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued a 185-page ruling in the Epic Games antitrust suit against Apple, finding that Apple’s App Store policies are not evidence of monopolistic power. Judge Rules for Apple over Epic Games, Strikes Down App Store Anti-Steering Policies Beats Fit Pro, ransomware protection, more OCR tools for text in images #1588: Monterey memory leak, third-generation AirPods vs.#1589: New FaceTime features, iOS 15's Weather notifications, Apple's Self Service Repair, iOS 15.1.1 and watchOS 8.1.1, Thanksgiving hiatus.#1590: Demystifying USB-C cables, Apple sues spyware firm, Manifesto for Ubiquitous Linking, printer driver quirks, support TidBITS!.#1591: Major OS updates, AirPods firmware update, non-Google accounts in Gmail app, Time Sensitive notifications, Apple Watch Web browser.#1592: Life with HomeKit, notification summaries, Music/iTunes Store oddity, inadvertent Mail deletion, iOS update error, holiday hiatus.

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