Apple Proposes Charging Fees on Fees for Clicking Buyers Elsewhere
KEY POINTS
- ā¢In April 2025, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Apple ignored a 2021 injunction in the Epic vs Apple lawsuit.
- ā¢Apple then proposed a new system to collect commissions on digital purchases made through external links, beyond in-app sales.
- ā¢Epic Games quickly opposed Apple's plan, calling it outside the court's guidance, sparking ongoing legal debate.
In the ongoing saga of Epic vs Apple, April 2025 saw Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers declare Apple 'willfully' ignored her 2021 injunction mandating external links escape Appleās App Store commission clutch. Apparently that wasn't enough, so Apple filed a bold new idea: let's keep harvesting fees on digital purchases made through these very external links, just to be safe. Epic wasn't impressed, calling Appleās revenue-cannibalism plan 'far outside the bounds' of fairness or any known galaxy. The Nineth Circuit Court of Appeals has thrown in its two cents too, making this legal merry-go-round a Cupertino-themed circus without popcorn. Appleās motto: why accept failure when you can bill for it?
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(1 of 3)Apple wants to tax external links for purchasesābecause why should your clicks escape the world's most desperate pickpocket?
Appleās new business plan: charge you just for thinking about buying something outside their app. Monopoly meters running hot.
Epic says Appleās latest fee hustle is 'far outside the bounds.' Translation: Appleās greed just breached a new stratosphere.
Source: Theverge | Published: 8/13/2026 | Author: Jay Peters
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