Epic Games Accuses Apple of 'Bad-Faith Compliance' with Court Order
Apple's 27% commission on outside App Store sales seen as defiance of court ruling
- Epic Games has accused Apple of not properly complying with a court order that requires the tech giant to allow outside payment options on its App Store.
- Apple's response to the court order was to implement a 27% commission on app sales made outside of its own App Store, a move Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has labeled as 'bad-faith compliance'.
- The original court order came after a legal battle between the two companies, which started when Apple expelled Fortnite from the App Store for bypassing its 30% fee on in-app purchases.
- The US Supreme Court has refused to hear appeals from either side, meaning the original court rulings stand.
- Apple is also seeking a court order that Epic reimburse it for $73 million in legal expenses for breaching their developer agreement.