A federal judge has ruled that Apple violated an antitrust order related to the App Store amid its legal battle with Epic Games. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers stated that CEO Tim Cook chose to ignore advice from senior executives, including Phillip Schiller, to comply with a court ruling requiring alternative payment options outside the App Store. Judge Rogers described Cook's decision as poor and suggested that another executive, Alex Roman, lied under oath during legal proceedings. The ruling indicates a serious legal breach within Apple's leadership regarding compliance and transparency.
"Internally, Phillip Schiller had advocated that Apple comply with the Injunction, but Tim Cook ignored Schiller and instead allowed Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri and his finance team to convince him otherwise," the judge wrote in a sharply worded opinion.
"Cook chose poorly," wrote Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, emphasizing that the decision to defy the court order was a significant misstep on Cook's part.
Rogers also accused another top Apple executive, Alex Roman, of having 'outright lied' during the iPhone maker's high-profile legal battle with Epic Games over its controversial App Store fees.
This was not a case of misunderstanding or negligence. The evidence 'more than meets the clear and convincing standard to find a violation,' according to Judge Rogers.
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