Apple’s off‑App Store fee push fuels Epic clash and Supreme Court review

Apple asks to collect fees on external purchases made via links outside the App Store, proposing 15% for standard apps, 10% for certain partner programs and renewals, and 5% for Small Business; Epic says the plan exceeds Ninth Circuit guidance, while Apple argues that its necessary costs would be essentially zero. The Ninth Circuit had suggested costs could justify fees, and the Supreme Court is weighing whether Apple willfully violated the injunction in Epic Games v. Apple, with no off‑App Store commissions in effect yet.