Apple asked a judge to halt an order forcing it to give up control over App Store payments while it appeals the decision. In a filing on Wednesday, Apple says the order contains “extraordinary intrusions” that could result in “grave irreparable harm” to the company.
“Depriving Apple of control over core features of the App Store is, standing alone, sufficient to warrant a stay,” Apple says in its motion to halt the order. “The new rules profoundly undercut the integrated iOS ecosystem that this Court sustained as lawful and that is the foundation of user trust and confidence in the App Store.”
In a post on X, Epic Games said Apple’s motion to stay “is a last ditch effort to block competition and extract massive junk fees at the expense of consumers and developers.”
Update, May 8th: Added a statement from Epic Games.
