Apple Plans Supreme Court Appeal in Epic Games App Store Battle — Again

Apple plans to take its App Store fee battle with Epic Games to the Supreme Court after losing every appeal in lower courts.
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Apple Plans Supreme Court Appeal in Epic Games App Store Battle — Again
Apple Is Taking the App Store Fee War Back to the Supreme Court — and It Could Change Everything For anyone wondering whether Apple will ever loosen its grip on App Store fees, this week delivered a dramatic new development. Apple is preparing to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to review its long-running legal battle over App Store commissions — a move that could either shield the company's multibillion-dollar revenue stream or permanently force it to compete on fairer terms. The case involves one of the most closely watched antitrust fights in tech history, and the outcome will affect every developer, consumer, and app-driven business on the planet. The Fight That Started With Fortnite The seeds of this courtroom saga were planted in 2020, when Fortnite creator Epic Games deliberately added a direct payment option inside its app to sidestep Apple's standard 30 percent commission. Apple responded by removing Fortnite from the App Store entirely, and Epic filed suit almost immediat…