"Apple's App Store Policy Shifts Spark Controversy and Legal Battles"

After a long legal battle with Epic Games, Apple has agreed to allow app developers to link to external payment processors in the App Store, but at a steep 27 percent commission fee. This change comes after a federal judge ruled that Apple's policy of barring app users from accessing alternate payment processors was anti-competitive. Despite the new option, developers are unhappy with the high fee and the added notification warning users about going to an external website. Epic Games, still barred from the App Store, owes Apple $73 million in legal costs and plans to contest Apple's compliance plan in District Court.