Apple delays app store changes in US

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Apple has agreed at the last minute to postpone the court ruling to relax the App Store rules. The U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the objections were raised Apple Raise tough questions and the iPhone company could face significant damage if it fails. That is why it stopped implementing the changes that were to take effect from Thursday.

App developers should be in it, according to the California District Judge United States Gain the right to use links or buttons to specify payment options outside of Apple’s operating system in their applications. The verdict came in early September in a transaction between Apple and Epic Games, from which the online game “Fortnight” emerged. Apple has argued that this change could harm the integrity of consumers and the App Store operating system.

Epic wanted to fight for rights in the process IPhone Should be allowed to run its own App Store – and failed. But District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers at the same time ruled that it could not prevent users from advising developers on ways to buy products cheaper outside the Apple Store.

Apple basically allows you to buy digital products – such as virtual products in game applications – via its internal payment platform. Pay 15 or 30 percent to the group. Apple argues, among other things, that this process protects users from fraud and abuse Information Will be protected. Some app developers criticize Levy for being unreasonably high.

Some developers, in the company’s view, explained the judge’s decision too generously and warned that Apple would like to pack the full replacement payment process behind the mergers. The company argues that this will allow malicious developers to misuse user data, while Apple will not be able to prevent this. (saw / sda / dpa)

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