Apple Loses Bid to Pause Court Order on App Store Changes (2)

Apple Inc. lost its request to pause a court order requiring it to let App Store developers steer users to the web to purchase in-app items without paying a commission.

The ruling Wednesday by a San Francisco-based federal appeals court is the latest setback for the iPhone maker in a long-running fight with Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc. over the dominance of the smartphone software market with its App Store.

Apple sought the pause while it appeals a judge’s April ruling that it must comply with a 2021 injunction she issued after finding the company engaged in anticompetitive conduct in ...