Apple Can Be Sued For App Store Monopoly Believes The Supreme Court

Apple Can Be Sued For App Store Monopoly Believes The Supreme Court

5 years ago
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Cupertino tech giant Apple cannot get out of court. After the company settled its feud with Qualcomm, it’s now lost an early stage claim in an anti-trust suit brought forward by iPhone users. The company was sued by the users for the 30% commission that it charges for an app purchase made on the App Store. The plaintiffs argued that this commission allows Apple to raise app prices, and since the company is the only entity through which an app can be purchased, Apple has a monopoly over the iOS app market.

The first thing to understand after hearing this news is that the Supreme Court has not ruled on the claim that Apple is guilty of monopolistic practices in the App Store. Instead, the Court has granted the plaintiffs suing the company the right to raise this matter up in a court through litigation.