“Kagan did not issue an explanation for the decision, but Epic’s petition was noted as denied on the Supreme Court’s website.”
A judge found Apple’s anti-steering rules violated California’s Unfair Competition Law. Apple still gets to keep enforcing them while it appeals, and the Supreme Court did not bother to say why. Apple has already said it reserves the right to charge a commission on outside payments, as it did with Dutch dating apps. Even when Apple loses, the Apple tax stays.