Australia Orders Apple to Open iOS

This is a major crack in Apple’s walled garden, though its immediate commercial impact is limited to Australia.

• –Developers can reach Australian users without relying exclusively on Apple’s App Store.
• –Alternative payment systems could reduce Apple’s commission-driven leverage.
• –Apple may still enforce security and eligibility requirements around distribution.
• –The ruling creates a legal template regulators and developers can cite globally.
• –Epic’s six-year fight could ultimately matter more as precedent than as a Fortnite comeback.