Apple has said the App Store “facilitated” more than US$400 billion in developer sales in 2024. Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images/Postmedia files

Apple Inc. is back before a United States federal appeals court Tuesday contesting an order forcing it to open its lucrative mobile App Store to links to cheaper payment options .

The hearing before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco is the latest twist in a more than five-year saga pitting the tech giant against Epic Games Inc. , maker of the popular Fortnite game.

Apple is appealing an April ruling from U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers that the company “willfully” defied her 2021 order to open up its App Store, which brings in billions of dollars annually for the company from the commissions it ta

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