Supreme Court Denies Petitions on Apple, Epic Appeals

Jan. 16, 2024 1:08 pm ET

The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Apple’s try to attraction a choice in an antitrust case over its App Store, a rejection that would create new choices for firms corresponding to Netflix and Spotify to enroll prospects.

Apple and “Fortnite” developer Epic Games final 12 months individually requested the Supreme Court to weigh in on their authorized dispute. The court docket denied the petitions of each firms Tuesday. A federal choose in 2021 had largely dominated in opposition to Epic, at the same time as she dominated that Apple should permit third-party software program makers to steer prospects to cost choices inside their very own apps. 

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