Epic Games Lawsuit, Apple Held in CONTEMPT, Google LOSES Appeal—Game-Changing Antitrust Rulings Reshape App Stores
The Epic Games lawsuits against Apple and Google reached critical milestones in late 2025, with the Ninth Circuit confirming December 12, 2025 that Apple acted in civil contempt by imposing a prohibitive 27% commission and “scare screens” to evade court-ordered payment competition, while upholding July 31, 2025 a sweeping antitrust verdict that found Google illegally…









