Apple recently filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Supreme Courtlodge an appeal, hoping to reverse the previous district court ruling that Apple must allow certain apps to make payments through third-party transaction channels, and earlierObtain court approvalDelaying the execution of the original ruling will allow Apple to maintain the current transaction methods of the App Store.
If the court were to force Apple to allow apps to process payments through third-party payment gateways, it would impact Apple's existing revenue stream from in-app purchases. Consequently, Apple recently appealed the ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Apple's attorneys stated in their appeal documents that the court's ruling falls outside the scope of the lawsuit between Apple and Epic Games, as well as the jurisdiction of the lower court. Therefore, they hope to have the Supreme Court invalidate the lower court's ruling.
However, since the new EU law also requires Apple to allow iOS device users to obtain App content through third-party software markets before 2024, even if Apple successfully reverses the previous local court ruling through appeal, it will eventually have to face the situation where its App Store business model must be adjusted.
Epic Games is dissatisfied with the court's ruling and may appeal the decision in the future.
