The developer has requested that the case be reexamined by a higher court.
Epic Games appealed yesterday against the final decision in its lawsuit against Apple on September 10.
A filing yesterday shared Epic's plans to call a higher court to look at the case once again and potentially overturn the original decision. There was, however, little detail on the legal basis for the appeal.
When the ruling was read on September 10, U.S. District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers for the Northern District of California issued a 185-page permanent injunction, disapproving of Epic's claims that Apple is a monopoly. – competitive behavior undertaken by the company.
To fix this, the court ruled that Apple should allow developers to offer third-party purchasing methods in their apps. While now permanent, this was a system where Apple recently started allowing certain apps like Netflix, Spotify, and Kindle to link to external purchase pages from 2022.
Following the decision, despite making third-party payment methods permanent, Epic CEO and founder Tim Sweeney took to social media to talk about their "losses", stating that they "will continue to fight until they become real developers and consumers." freedom in software and fair competition in every mobile platform software component.”
Epic's lawsuit against Apple began in August 2020 when Fortnite canceled its developer account after Epic started offering in-app purchases through its own system instead of using Apple's payment option. Purchases will be made outside of the app, meaning Apple won't be charging the 30 percent store fee.
With Epic's move to appeal the final decision, the war between these two technology companies for more than a year may not be over yet.