Shortly after appeals court judges ruled against Apple’s contempt appeal in a years-long antitrust dispute against the makers of Fortnite, I got to talk to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney in an interview. According to Sweeney, today’s ruling “completely shuts down” Apple’s App Store rules that allow it to collect “junk fees.”

The ruling, signed by a panel of three appellate court judges, affirmed that Apple’s initial attempts to charge a 27 percent fee to iOS developers using outside payment options “had a prohibitive effect,

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has said that he will never agree to share revenue with Apple for external purchases linked from iOS apps, even after a U.S. appeals court ruled that Apple is entitled to charge a reasonable fee for such transactions.

Apple’s long-running antitrust saga with Epic Games just hit a dramatic new chapter, and Tim Sweeney is treating the moment like a victory lap.

Epic Games, makers of Fortnite, said this will avoid “giant junk fees” being imposed on developers. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The justices amended the section of the verdict that suggested Apple couldn't charge for non-App Store transactions. Apple claims it must be allowed to charge fees for transactions outside its platform to fund security and platform services.