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App Store Commission Limbo Enters New Phase as Apple's Epic Merits Brief Opens SCOTUS Fight
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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
Apple has filed its opening merits brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc., which will determine the legal standards around the App Store commission on external purchases and the enforcement power of courts regarding corporate compliance with injunctions. This case impacts over 1.4 million App Store developers currently under a zero-commission regime for external payments.
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This Supreme Court case resets the ground rules for how deeply courts can hold Apple accountable for its App Store commissions. You must reassess your market approach for app payments as legal certainty on commission charges could shift drastically over the next year.
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