Apple agreed to relax its restrictions App Store για τους προγραμματιστές της την Πέμπτη. Oι κατασκευαστές του iPhone περιμένουν την απόφαση του ίδιου δικαστή σε μια άλλη διαμάχη του App Store που κατατέθηκε από τους προγραμματιστές του Fortnite.
Therefore, an interim agreement was reached in a group action.
This agreement includes changes to the way all developers communicate with their customers. This is an issue raised by the trial judge himself.
However, Apple has retained most of the App Store's business practices that are challenged by the court and legislation.
A small group of developers filed a lawsuit in 2019, claiming that Apple violated antitrust laws, including charges of up to 30%.
The Cupertino, California-based company has managed to reach a settlement that targets American developers, earning at least $ 1 million a year. So developers are complaining that Apple's pay is too high.
Apple is waiting for a much bigger antitrust decision in the lawsuit filed by Fortnite's creator company, Epic Games. The settlement, proposed Thursday, requires the approval of Federal District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the Northern District of California, who is also expected to rule on the Epic case.
As part of Thursday's deal, Apple said it would make changes to the App Store. This includes extending last year's transactions by three years and reducing fees for small developers to 15%.
Developers have long managed to get funded with other forms of payment outside of their apps to avoid Apple's fees. Some apps, like Netflix, avoid it system payments within the company's App Store app.
Apple, on the other hand, also plans to create a $ 100 million support fund for small developers.
Of course we are waiting for the court decision.
