Apple Says No Major App Developers Accept New Outside Payments
- Judge rips company for ‘lots of decisions’ made ‘without data’
- iPhone maker says it provided antitrust remedy ordered in 2021
Apple said in January that it would would let all third-party apps sold in the US include an outside link to a developer website to process payments for in-app purchases.
Photographer: Gabby Jones/BloombergNo major app developers have signed up to use outside payment options that Apple Inc. introduced earlier this year for its App Store because the fees they pay would be at least as high as they were before, according to testimony presented to a federal judge.
The apparent lack of interest in the changes Apple offered as a remedy for anti-competitive practices drew harsh criticism Friday from US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who has been overseeing the technology giant’s court fight with Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. for almost four years.
