Apple stock rose more than 1% in morning trading.Apple appealed the Epic Games ruling and asked to put ordered App Store changes on hold.
The iPhone maker gave notice last Friday (Oct 8) that it will appeal a judge's ruling in its fight with Epic Games ordering the California-based company to stop blocking developers from letting users complete in-app purchases on the Web.
It also asked the judge to put the Dec 9 deadline for App Store rule changes on hold during the appeal, which, if allowed, could keep business as usual for Apple for at least a year.
The Sept 10 ruling largely vindicated Apple's business model, which charges commissions on developers for App Store transactions, but the judge said Apple must allow direct communication between users and app makers and permit links to the Web to complete transactions.