Apple on Friday appealed a federal choose’s verdict in its authorized battle with Fortnite-maker Epic Games over management of the App Store. Apple is asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn the 185-page ruling by US District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers.

The choose ordered Apple to loosen management of its App Store cost choices, however stated Epic didn’t show any antitrust violations.

Epic final month filed its personal attraction.

“We will fight on”, Epic chief govt Tim Sweeney tweeted when the corporate confirmed its plan to contest the decision.

Apple stated within the days after the ruling by Gonzalez-Rogers that it was “very happy” with the choice however had left open the door to attraction.

The firms had opted for a so-called bench trial by which a choose moderately {that a} jury hears the proof and decides on a verdict.

Epic launched the case aiming to interrupt Apple’s grip on the App Store, accusing the iPhone maker of appearing like a monopoly in its store for digital items or providers.

“For me, it is a win for Apple in that the judge clearly said they are not engaging in monopolistic behavior,” Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi stated after the decision.

“I don’t think it is a problem for Apple from a revenue perspective.”

The choose barred Apple from prohibiting builders from together with of their apps “external links or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms.”

Apple can nonetheless mandate that its cost methods is used for in-app transactions.