Additional Details: U.S. Federal Judge and Epic Games Contest Whether Apple is in compliance with the court's decision to allow payments to steer (see the following).
A hearing on evidence from the Epic Games v. Apple trial will examine the issue of whether Apple really is complying the U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers' order which granted app developers the ability of having the ability to "steer" users to use alternative payment methods that are not available in the app's native store. the app.
Hearing on the Apple's compliance to law was scheduled to take place on the 8th of May. AP is reporting that judge Gonzalez Rogers " questioned whether Apple puts in place an array of ineffective restrictions which are put placed in place to prevent users from making use of alternative payment options in iPhone applications" in defiance of guidelines of the judge.
Hearing focuses on whether Apple Policy is Still Anti-Steering
The AP report further states that judge Gonzalez Rogers' tone suggested Apple's decision-making has been focused towards securing the profits of the company however, it's not as if the implementation conforms to her directives to give greater control and enhance iPhone users' ability to switch quickly between various different payment options available in the application. It also notes that, according to Epic accounts, Apple is still blocking the developers from directing consumers towards other payment methods that offer lower cost options.
The AP article goes on to state that in the proceedings, one witness, Apple director of the iPhone App Store, Matthew Fischer declared that Apple refused to accept and gave approval to 38 apps with payment systems, "a fraction of the two million iPhone apps available in the U.S."
PC Mag points out that this tiny percentage from 38 out of the 65,000 app developers that offer purchase in-app is result of the costs caused by 27 percent of the Apple cost, and any additional charges associated with the charges for credit cards that are likely to result in greater cost to developers.
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The LAW360 report that appeared on May 10 in 2015. contains details of the event of the day, in which Epic lawyer Yonatan Even as well as the judge Gonzalez Rogers questioned Apple Finance Vice President Alex Roman. The judge also claimed that the amount of 3percent was a payment made by Apple and it's 27% for transactions that need an app running in Apple devices instead of the usual 30-percent fee. In addition, Epic offers evidence to suggest that the cost of processing transactions in U.S. is 3.5% and a yoga head who said that the company costs 3.5 percent to 6.5 percent to make payments. In his testimonies, Roman admitted that he wasn't aware of this fact. The goal was to establish an amount which would allow firms to give consumers an cost-effective price. Roman further asked Roman to clarify the data Roman thought he knew of the significance of this was. Judge Gonzalez Rogers is quoted as explaining to Roman that "'It appears that you've had the ability to make decisions in lack of information or data or even facts' she stated. This was to secure ... your money that you have earned over the decades.'" Read the LAW360 article here.
I'm pleased to that Judge Side with Epic
David Nachman, CEO of Epic. David Nachman states that "We're delighted to see the judge accept Epic on this matter. We're hopeful that the judge will force Apple to let steering be allowed for game and application developers without cost and with no limitations. Our goal is to ease the process of global commerce for people who develop software and digital products. We're excited to join our customers in celebrating the progress of mobile commerce."
Additional Antitrust Affidavit of Apple released by the US Justice Department
In addition, Apple was as a participant in the Epic Games case, the U.S. Justice Department launched an antitrust lawsuit against Apple in March 2024 and claimed that it was Apple is the only significant company on the world of smartphones. It also covers (among various other matters) with regard to the usage of electronic payment systems.
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