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Title: Apple's Attempt To Pause App Store Antitrust Order Fails

Link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/06/05/003...

Apple's emergency request to pause a court order forcing it to ease App Store
restrictions was denied by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, allowing
new compliance rules to take effect while Apple continues to appeal. 9to5Mac
reports: Apple had asked the appeals court to halt enforcement of a recent
ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who found Apple in
contempt this April for effectively dodging her original injunction.
Convoluted, right? Exactly. The judge observed several violations, including
Apple's imposition of a 27% fee on out-of-app transactions and overall
attempts to continue making it unappealing for developers to direct users to
external payment options. As Reuters noted: "In its emergency appeal, Apple
said the ruling blocked the company from "exercising control over core
aspects of its business operations' and forced it to give away free access to
its services." In rejecting Apple's motion, the court is letting those new
compliance requirements stand while the company appeals the decision. Apple
had hoped to halt the enforcement until the decision was final, which would
grant the company the right to roll back the changes it was recently
compelled to implement. In a statement provided to 9to5Mac, Apple said: "We
are disappointed with the decision not to stay the district court's order,
and we'll continue to argue our case during the appeals process. As we've
said before, we strongly disagree with the district court's opinion. Our goal
is to ensure the App Store remains an incredible opportunity for developers
and a safe and trusted experience for our users."

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