What happens when the world's most valuable company defies a court injunction? Apple now faces that precise dilemma after U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found it in contempt for flouting an order in the Epic Games antitrust case. On 7 May 2025, the iPhone maker asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to pause provisions that would force it to open its App Store to greater competition and ban its 27 per cent external-purchase fee. For gadget-minded professionals, this dispute highlights the shifting sands of App Store policy and its effects on daily tech use.

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