The issue focused on whether San Francisco can collect $20 million in taxes from digital devices that were sold with software from software giant Apple.

In its appeal, the technology industry argued that the software provided by Apple was software that had been developed by another company. The software was designed to allow devices to connect to the internet and perform digital tasks.

In its appeal, Apple called the software technology it provided in its iPhone and iPad devices "free software" and said it had no idea it was software from