Epic has submitted its opposition to Apple’s latest request to pause lower-court App Store commission proceedings while the Supreme Court reviews part of the case. Here are the details.
Epic opposes Apple’s request to pause proceedings
A few days ago, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers agreed to hear Apple’s bid to pause the proceedings that will consider what commission, if any, Apple can charge on off-App Store purchases.
Apple then submitted its official request with its reasoning as to why the lower-court proceedings should be paused until the Supreme Court rules on whether the company was properly held in civil contempt for violating the 2021 injunction.
In her 2021 injunction, Judge Rogers ordered Apple to let developers direct users to payment options outside the App Store. Apple complied by allowing external purchase links, but imposed a 27% commission and restrictions on how those links could be presented.
