Some say Apple’s App Store is a monopoly. Apple says it’s just giving customers what they want. This story is part of a Recode series about Big Tech and antitrust. Over the next few weeks, we’ll cover what’s happening with Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google. We love our mobile apps. It’s hard to …
Tech 2021: The Antitrust Bogeyman Comes For Apple
Facebook and Google have been targets of monopolistic probes for years, but Apple joined the club this year. The iPhone maker in 2021 ended lawsuits brought against it by developers over how it runs the App Store. It announced a $100 million settlement in one class-action case, and was largely victorious in another involving Epic Games. Regulators from around the world are also paying attention to what Apple's doing. Look back at Apple's growing antitrust problem.
Regulators and Developers Protest Apple's Dominance
The antitrust suit was filed by Epic after Apple kicked popular video game Fortnite out of its App Store in August 2020. A federal judge sided with Apple on Friday, finding that the iPhone-maker isn’t violating antitrust law by imposing tight restrictions on app developers and charging a 30 percent …
Developers can email you about payment options that bypass Apple’s cut, which they could already do A proposed agreement between Apple and a class-action lawsuit representing US app developers includes a $100 million payout from Apple. The settlement agreement also has Apple “clarifying” its …
A lawyer for developers challenging Apple’s App Store policies called the ruling “baffling” and vowed to appeal to the Ninth Circuit. SAN FRANCISCO …
The United States Department of Justice is accelerating its antitrust probe into Apple and there is increased likelihood that Apple will face an antitrust lawsuit, reports The Information. Citing internal sources with knowledge of the investigation, says there has been a "flurry" of activity as the …
London CNN Business — European regulators have accused Apple (AAPL) of violating EU antitrust law, saying the company’s app store rules unfairly restrict rival music services. Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission’s top antitrust official, said Friday that Apple is in breach of competition law …
LONDON — Apple has been accused of antitrust abuse in Germany as it prepares to roll out a new version of its iPhone software. A complaint was filed …
A new Apple antitrust case has been opened in India, the day after another one ended in Japan. Both cases relate to Apple’s cut of App Store sales. Apple made a fairly major concession in order to close out the Japanese investigation, albeit one that will apply to a limited number of developers, but …