"That April ruling from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said that Apple "willingly" failed to comply with a 2021 order allowing mobile app developers to link to payment options outside of Apple's, and she barred Apple from charging a commission on in-app purchases using external payment links, among other restrictions. In today's opinion, the three-judge Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel largely affirmed Gonzalez Rogers' contempt findings and the limits on Apple."
"The appeals court agreed that "Apple claimed to comply with the injunction, but it instead prohibited developers from using buttons, links, and other calls to action without paying a prohibitive commission to Apple, and it restricted the design of the developers' links to make it difficult for customers to use them.""
"But the appeals court ruling said Gonzalez Rogers had gone too far in one area: prohibiting Apple from collecting any fee on in-app purchases from developers. "Rather than coercing Apple to comply with the spirit of the Injunction with a reasonable, non-prohibitive commission, the district court used blunt force to ban all commissions, abusing its discretion," according to the opinion."
A district court found that Apple willingly failed to comply with a 2021 order permitting developers to link to external payment options and barred Apple from charging commissions on such in-app purchases among other restrictions. The Ninth Circuit largely affirmed the contempt findings and agreed that Apple imposed prohibitive commissions, restricted link design, and used warnings to discourage external payments. The appeals panel ruled the district court erred by banning all commissions and instructed consideration of reasonable, non-prohibitive fees tied to Apple's necessary costs for coordinating external links while offering recommendations for an appropriate commission or fee limitation.
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