Apple warns court ruling in App Store case may cost 'substantial sums annually'

Apple requested that a federal appeals court temporarily pause a district judge's ruling requiring it to allow more competition in the Apple App Store, arguing it will suffer irreparable harm if the decision isn't paused.

A district court judge ordered Apple to ease restrictions on app developers after holding Apple in contempt of an order issued in a 2020 antitrust lawsuit that was brought by Epic Games, the creator of the video game Fortnite. 

Among those was a 27% fee that Apple...