蘋果禁止在出站鏈接上收取費用

聯邦法院禁止蘋果在其iOS應用程序之外的鏈接上收取27％的收取費用，並命令這家技術巨頭停止禁止與第三方網站的鏈接。

A federal court has ordered Apple to stop collecting a 27% fee on links that open in an email, text message, or iMessage outside of its iOS apps and to quit prohibiting app developers from including links to third-party websites. The prohibitions are part of Epic Games' case against Apple for limiting its app on the American market.

聯邦法院已下令蘋果停止在其iOS應用程序之外的電子郵件，短信或iMessage中打開的鏈接收取27％的費用，並辭去禁止應用程序開發人員在第三方網站上的鏈接。這些禁令是針對蘋果公司將其應用程序限制在美國市場上的史詩遊戲案的一部分。

The US District Judge, in an order on Thursday, stated that Apple willfully ignored the court injunction of 2021. The tech giant used its dominant app market share to limit crypto apps from making money. The new prohibitions may enable crypto developers to engage in a fairer market.

美國地方法院法官在周四的命令中說，蘋果故意忽略了2021年的法院禁令。這家技術巨頭利用其主要的應用程序市場份額限制了加密應用程序賺錢。新的禁令可能使加密開發人員能夠參與更公平的市場。

The court argued that Apple engaged in anticompetitive pricing practices, and despite being ordered to cease what they were doing in 2021, continued to defy the court’s order. The court concludes that Apple has continued interfering with competitive practices and further damaged other businesses, such as crypto startups. Apple was interfering with app developers' ability to communicate with customers and was further charging fees for services that were on third-party websites. The court further stated that there was no going back on defying a court order and that Apple needed to cease what they were doing immediately.

法院辯稱，蘋果從事反競爭定價慣例，儘管被命令停止在2021年所做的事情，但仍繼續違反法院的命令。法院得出的結論是，蘋果繼續干預競爭實踐，並進一步損害了其他業務，例如加密初創公司。蘋果正在干預應用程序開發人員與客戶溝通的能力，並正在為第三方網站上的服務收取更多費用。法院進一步指出，沒有違反法院命令的重新辯護，蘋果需要停止他們立即做的事情。

Crypto apps will benefit from the court ruling because they can experiment more freely with different business models without suffering draconian Apple fees. Due to these changes, a great crypto bull run may occur. Regardless of whether developers prefer Android to iOS, a large market share of Apple-supported apps exists.

加密應用程序將從法院的裁決中受益，因為他們可以在不遭受嚴厲的蘋果費用的情況下更自由地嘗試不同的商業模式。由於這些變化，可能會發生巨大的加密公牛運行。無論開發人員是否更喜歡Android而不是iOS，都存在大量的蘋果支持應用程序的市場份額。

Apple actively impeded the growth of crypto apps, therefore bottling up a great amount of potential that may very well be released now. Such anticompetitive practices hampered NFT markets because they often include various monetary practices outside of an app. Things were so bad for Apple users that they could only browse NFTs on their phones and would have to find other means to buy their favourite non-fungible tokens.

蘋果公司積極阻礙了加密應用程序的增長，因此瓶裝了很大的潛力，現在很可能會發布。這種反競爭性實踐阻礙了NFT市場，因為它們通常包括應用程序之外的各種貨幣實踐。對於Apple用戶來說，情況是如此糟糕，以至於他們只能在手機上瀏覽NFT，並且必須找到其他手段來購買他們喜歡的無牙代幣。

The court has reiterated its previous judgment that Apple should not engage in anticompetitive practices, such as issuing fees for consumer purchases outside of the apps. The ruling also disallows Apple from monitoring developers' purchases or requiring them to report their dealings with clients outside of the app. Apple is also disallowed from restricting link usage for particular categories. Apple has since changed many of its guidelines and seems to be irritated by the court meddling in its affairs.

法院重申了以前的判決，即蘋果不應從事反競爭做法，例如在應用程序之外購買消費者購買費用。該裁決還不允許蘋果監視開發人員的購買或要求他們與應用程序外的客戶報告。蘋果也不允許限制特定類別的鏈接使用情況。從那以後，蘋果改變了許多準則，似乎在其事務中乾預法院感到惱火。

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said the ruling was a huge developer victory. Sweeney pointed out that developers can now use their payment service alongside Apple's app. This is a massive bonus for crypto companies wishing to provide iOS services without paying Apple a fee. Customers will also benefit, according to Sweeney, because the savings will be passed on to consumers. Sweeney concludes that Apple must compete in the market like everyone else. Crypto services should also get a fair go regarding payment services. Apple shouldn’t be allowed to create a business simply by blocking other competing companies. Sweeney also pointed out that competition is good for business because the best product will get the customers, while the less-than-great product will lose customers.

Epic Games首席執行官蒂姆·斯威尼（Tim Sweeney）表示，該裁決是巨大的開發商勝利。 Sweeney指出，開發人員現在可以與Apple的應用一起使用其付款服務。對於希望提供iOS服務而無需支付費用的加密公司來說，這是一個巨大的獎勵。根據Sweeney的說法，客戶還將受益，因為節省將轉移給消費者。斯威尼得出結論，蘋果必須像其他所有人一樣在市場上競爭。加密服務還應該獲得有關付款服務的公平選擇。不應僅通過阻止其他競爭公司來創建蘋果。 Sweeney還指出，競爭對業務有益，因為最好的產品將吸引客戶，而不太差的產品將失去客戶。