Court orders Apple to allow external purchase links in apps

Macworld
If it seems like we’ve been writing about this Epic vs. Apple Fortnite case for years, it’s because we have. The case has been raging since 2020, and finally ended (sort of) with a ruling in 2021.The gist of it is that Apple makes developers who sell digital goods process all payments through its own in-app purchase system and payment processing, and takes a cut of up to 30%. If a vendor sells physical goods and services (like Amazon or Uber) it can use its own external paym