Is It Time for Apple To Give In?

A judge tells Apple that it has to open up to external payment methods

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Apple’s long battle for absolute control of the App Store and its bespoke payment system is close to slipping away.

On Tuesday, a judge ordered Apple to comply with the order to open App Store apps to links and buttons that connect customers to external, third-party…