Apple disagrees with ruling
Apple provided a brief statement following a ruling from a judge that Apple had violated the anti-steering injunction handed down after the Epic versus Apple trial.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple willfully violated an injunction that required the company to throw out its anti-steering practices. The company did offer a new set of rules, but it required complicated linking solutions and a 27% commission.
Apple provided a statement to 9to5Mac late Wednesday, which says that it disagrees with the ruling. The company will comply with the order, but will appeal.
“We strongly disagree with the decision. We will comply with the court’s order and we will appeal.”
The short statement shows Apple isn’t happy about the decision or the result. There’s also a possibility that it could face criminal contempt charges.
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney believed that Apple is willing to come to the negotiating table. He offered Apple a “peace proposal” that requires Apple to remove its commissions on payments made outside of the App Store globally and its linking requirements globally.
Given Apple’s response to the ruling, a deal with Sweeney seems unlikely. Especially since there’s really no upside to making a deal with a company dead set on bringing the Epic Game Store to iPhone, which will likely result in more litigation anyway.
