The Supreme Court has granted Apple a 24-hour extension to a California court deadline requiring the company to propose what commission, if any, it should be allowed to charge on purchases made outside the App Store. Here are the details.
Why It Matters
Yesterday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected Apple’s request to pause the App Store fee proceedings while the Supreme Court reviews the company’s contempt ruling.
Key Questions
Even though the Supreme Court is reviewing the contempt finding, the case is also continuing in the lower court, where Judge Gonzalez Rogers will determine what commission, if any, Apple can charge on purchases made outside the App Store. For context, when Judge Gonzalez Rogers issued an injunction requiring Apple to allow developers to direct users to alternative payment methods outside the App Store, Apple responded by allowing external links, but imposed a 27% commission on purchases made through them.
