Developers are building ways to skirt Apples cut of in-app purchases in preparation for new rules
Summary
The ruling came as a result of a legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite. The App Store is part of the companys services business, which reported $53.8 billion in sales during fiscal 2020 at a 66% gross margin, accounting for about 20% of Apples revenue. Apple hasnt shared details of its plans to comply with the judges order, which takes effect on Dec. 7 Paddle CEO Christian Owens said the ruling provides an opportunity to expand his companys Mac and Windows customer billing business to Apples iPhone App Store. One version of Paddles software development kit (SDK) lets app-makers offer monthly or annual subscriptions with an "Upgrade Now" button. The button links to a Paddle-hosted webpage in a Safari browser with several payment options, including Apple Pay and PayPal.