Apple appeal rejected – door now open for app store crypto payments?

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The appeal by Apple Inc., to delay a Federal District Court order to open up the Apple App Store to other forms of payment, has been rejected by the judge. Apple now has 90 days to comply with the ruling, allowing the possibility of alternative forms of payment including cryptocurrencies. 

According to an article on 247Wallst.com, Apple had appealed on the grounds that the work involved would cause it “irreparable injury”. The judge, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers stated: 

“You did not ask for a few months. You did not ask for six months. You didn’t ask for a limited amount of time. You asked for an across-the-board stay, which could take three, four, five years.” 

The judge also added that Apple’s claims were “exaggerated”, saying: 

“Other than, perhaps, needing time to establish guidelines, Apple has provided no credible reason for the court to believe that the injunction would cause the professed devastation.” 

Apple has said that it will appeal and seek a reversal of the judge’s decision, and the company also believes “that no additional business changes should be required to take effect until all appeals in this case are resolved.” 

 

The company has one month now in order to make the necessary changes. According to the article cited above, Apple’s delaying strategy has not paid off, and the appeals court is unlikely to grant it any further concessions. 

On an additional note, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has said that his company is thinking about adding cryptocurrencies to its Apple Pay systems, although it has no plans to accept crypto as a form of payment for its own products and services. 

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