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Epic Games said Friday it volition entreaty a US judge's ruling that loosened Apple's power implicit app store payments, but did not marque the tech giant's dominance arsenic a monopoly.
Apple was non-committal astir whether it would entreaty but Epic's CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted "We volition combat on", and the institution confirmed plans to contention the verdict.
Apple said it is studying the 185-page ruling by US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers, but was "very happy" with the decision.
Epic launched the lawsuit aiming to interruption Apple's grip connected the App Store, accusing the iPhone shaper of acting similar a monopoly successful its store for digital goods oregon services.
The justice ordered Apple to loosen power of its App Store, but said Epic failed to beryllium immoderate antitrust violations.
"For me, it is simply a triumph for Apple successful that the justice intelligibly said they are not engaging successful monopolistic behavior," said Creative Strategies expert Carolina Milanesi.
"I don't deliberation it is simply a occupation for Apple from a gross perspective."
Friday's bid says Apple is permanently barred from prohibiting developers from including successful their apps "external links oregon different calls to enactment that nonstop customers to purchasing mechanisms."
Apple tin inactive mandate that its outgo systems is utilized for in-app transactions.
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