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.”

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.

Back in April, District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers delivered a scathing judgment finding that Apple was in “willful violation” of her 2021 injunction intended to open up iOS App Store payments.

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.

Apple persuaded a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to reverse parts of a court order requiring the iPhone maker to make changes to its lucrative App Store to promote greater competition, but lost its bid to overturn a sweeping injunction.

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.

Sora and Nano Bannana significantly reduced daily rate limits for free users, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues that digital storefronts should drop “Made with AI” tags, and