US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that Apple cannot charge a commission on purchases made outside of its App Store, and referred the case to a US attorney for possible criminal contempt proceedings, due to an Apple executive purportedly lying under oath.
Alex Roman, vice president of finance at Apple, allegedly testified that the 27% fee on purchases outside the App Store was not decided upon until January 16th, 2024, which contemporous business documents prove to be false.
Gonzalez Rogers said that Roman’s lies, which were not corrected by Apple or its counsel, “made it worse,” and that there “is no second bite at the apple” for the company.