Apple Wins Partial Appeal as Epic Celebrates Google Victory

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While Epic celebrates Fortnite’s return to Google Play, its fight with Apple took a tougher turn.
An appeals court ruled Apple can:
• Prevent developers from making off-store payment links more prominent
• Charge fees on purchases made outside the App Store

The ruling weakens developers’ ability to escape Apple’s commissions, even after earlier wins.
Still, Fortnite’s return to Google Play marks a major milestone in Epic’s push for fairer digital store rules across mobile ecosystems.

[Nahid Hossen]

Interesting outcome—Apple gets a partial win while Epic celebrates separately. The industry tension around app stores isn’t ending anytime soon.

[Abdul Khan]

This ruling shows the landscape is shifting. App store policies are under more pressure than ever before.