Apple and Epic argue over how much Apple should get from purchases made outside the App Store

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Apple and Epic Games continue their legal dispute over fees Apple should collect on digital purchases made outside the App Store. Apple has proposed a new structure to collect such fees, which Epic has criticized as exceeding court guidelines.

In a new filing in its long-running legal dispute with Epic Games, Apple has proposed a structure that would allow it to collect fees on digital purchases made via external links that don't use the company's in-app purchase system. Epic has already responded, saying that Apple's request is "far outside of the bounds" of the court's guidance. Right now, Apple cannot take a commission on external purchases after California district court judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled in April 2025 that found the company "willfully" didn't comply with her 2021 Epic Games v. Apple injunction. However, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel said that Apple … Read the full story at The Verge.