Apple has been ruled to be in breach of an injunction issued in 2021, related to the lawsuit brought by Epic Games. Apple is now being referred for criminal contempt of court charges, due to testimony that was found to be perjurious. Apple is appealing, but the case is another turn of the screw, for wresting control of the app stores from both Apple and Google. This has been largely self-inflicted. Apple has spent years trying to dodge the initial ruling, which still gave it a lot of App Store leeway. Now, having seen documented internal evidence of Apple’s behavior, the Judge has lost all patience, and essentially completely removed Apple’s ability to monetize in-app purchases. In the worst case,…