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US judge says Apple defied order in App Store case
TechXplore· 2025-05-01 15:33
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A federal judge says Apple has 'sought to interfere with competition' at its App Store to keep raking in billions of dollars from commissions charged at the shop for digital content. A US judge on Wednesday accused Apple of defying an order to loosen its grip on the App Store payment system to the point that criminal charges cou ...
Court finds Apple, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial
CNBC· 2025-05-01 06:56
文章核心观点 法官Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers判定苹果故意违反并忽视2021年Epic Games案的裁决,将此事移交美国检察官调查是否对苹果及其财务副总裁Alex Roman提起刑事藐视法庭诉讼,并责令苹果立即停止对通过应用内网页链接进行的iPhone应用购买收取佣金 [1][2][5] 苹果违规行为 - 苹果财务副总裁Alex Roman就苹果决定对与App Store相关的部分购买征收27%费用的时间向法庭“公然撒谎” [1] - 苹果未纠正明显的谎言,被法官认为“接受了对法庭的谎言和虚假陈述” [2] - 苹果在2024年推出新政策,对部分应用外购买收取27%的佣金,接近通常应用内购买30%的佣金,且几乎每一项应用链接政策决定都具有反竞争性 [4] - 苹果向法庭提供的关于规则的内部审议证据是“为诉讼量身定制”,而非实际内部讨论内容 [5] 过往案件情况 - 2021年Epic Games案原审判中苹果在绝大多数指控中获胜,但Epic Games赢得了一些让步,法官最初命令苹果对应用商店进行更改,允许应用开发者在iPhone应用内链接其网站以方便客户购买 [3] - 2023年该案件进行了上诉 [2] 法官裁决结果 - 法官判定苹果故意违反裁决,认定苹果藐视法庭 [3] - 法官责令苹果立即停止对通过应用内网页链接进行的iPhone应用购买收取佣金 [5]