Apple desperately asks the Court of Appeals for a last-minute stay to open App Store payments

Bloomberg’s report that Apple asked the Court of Appeals for a stay under the order of Judge Gonzalez-Rogers, which forced it to allow developers to link to alternative payment systems instead of using the in-house payment system. Apple apps.

“With the effective date of the ban of December 9, Apple seeks immediate entry into the country’s administrative stay, which expires 30 days after the Court’s ruling on the temporary stay order,” Apple wrote, giving “The App Store will have to be reconfigured – to the detriment of consumers, developers, and Apple itself”.

Apple failed to make a similar request to Judge Gonzalez-Rogers, said that Apple had had enough time since the original ruling to prepare the ban to take effect.

The order arises from the lengthy case between Apple and Epic as Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers hands Epic the victory permanently restrict Apple prevent developers from linking to alternative payment methods outside of the app store.

Apple is also prohibited from preventing developers from communicating with users through information collected from their apps through account registration.

By contrast, the judge did not find Apple to be a monopoly, noting that the marketplace is all about digital mobile game transactions, not just those that take place on iOS, and are entitled to charge fees for using them. use their platform.

At the time, Apple considered this a win, saying:

“The Court confirmed today what we already know: The App Store did not violate antitrust laws,” a representative said. “Apple faces stiff competition in every segment in which we operate, and we believe that our customers and developers alike choose us because our products and services are the best in the world. gender. We remain committed to ensuring the App Store is a safe and trusted marketplace. ”

However, Apple claims that allowing alternative payment methods endangers app store users.

Links and nodes to alternative payment mechanisms are fraught with risk. Users who click on a payment link embedded in an app — especially one distributed through a managed App Store — will be directed to a web page where they can provide billing information, an email address or other personal information securely.

It’s also worth noting that Apple doesn’t stop developers from using alternative payment methods when selling physical goods like groceries, making the alarm bells somewhat hollow.

Apple is asking the Court of Appeals to rule by the 8th, a day before it had to execute the original order. It remains to be seen whether the company will comply if this does not happen.

Epic of course said it they will be attractive, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers failed to convince Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers to give it a 9 out of 10, including whether Apple is a monopoly and whether alternative app stores should be allowed, and whether sideloading should be allowed. Apple’s 30% app store tax and hip tax is excessive and should be reduced.

via PhoneArena