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A national tribunal has filed a imperishable injunction forcing Apple to let developers to supply options for purchases that circumvent the tech giant's App Store.
In the ruling, filed successful the U.S. District Court successful Northern California, the tribunal said Apple volition not beryllium allowed to forestall "developers from including successful their apps and their metadata buttons, outer links, oregon different calls to enactment that nonstop customers to purchasing mechanisms, successful summation to In-App Purchasing."
The determination from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers notes the injunction volition instrumentality effect successful 90 days.
Earlier this month, Apple announced it would let apps similar Spotify and Netflix to see outer links to wage for services extracurricular of Apple's ecosystem.
Both Apple and Google person been scrutinized by developers implicit the commissions it charges connected in-app purchases. Last year, Epic sued Apple claiming the tech elephantine has "unreasonable restraints" implicit however it handles in-app payments.
In a connection emailed to USA TODAY, Apple said it remains committed to "ensuring the App Store is simply a harmless and trusted marketplace that supports a thriving developer community."
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