Apple’s App Store Grip Loosened as Judge Raps Pricing Power (3)

Apple Inc. was ordered to make a major change to the way it generates money from its App Store, in a ruling that chips away at the iPhone maker’s grip on the $100 billion market for mobile games.

A federal judge said Friday Apple must let developers of mobile applications steer consumers to outside payment methods, granting an injunction sought by Epic Games Inc. in a yearlong battle.

The changes ordered by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers come as Apple faces global pressure from regulators and litigation to open the App Store to competition. The order goes further than ...