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Apple antitrust suit mirrors strategy that beat Microsoft, but tech industry has changed
24Mar By adminNo Comments
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Apple antitrust suit mirrors strategy that beat Microsoft, but tech industry has changed

[ad_1] The U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit against Apple draws on the watershed 1998 case that broke Microsoft's stranglehold on desktop software, but that may prove to be an imperfect blueprint for addressing smartphone competition.The market for the iPhone today looks very different from the near-monopoly enjoyed by Microsoft's Windows operating system two decades ago, and the government as a result may face a tougher time in taking on Apple, legal experts said. The Department of Justice, along with 15 state governments, accused Apple of unlawfully monopolizing the smartphone market through restrictions on app developers that curb choice and innovation, which it said forces consumers to pay higher prices. Apple said the government is wrong on the facts and law.The government has t...
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Epic CEO says Apple court fight to open up Apple iPhone to competing stores is ‘lost’
17Jan By adminNo Comments
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Epic CEO says Apple court fight to open up Apple iPhone to competing stores is ‘lost’

[ad_1] The CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games said Tuesday the company's court battle to open up Apple's iPhone to alternative app stores was lost after theteThe high court announced it would not hear appeals by either Apple or Epic in the long-running case, effectively putting an end to the legal saga.Epic in 2020 launched a case aiming to break Apple's grip on the App Store, accusing the iPhone maker of operating a monopoly in its shop for digital services. Apple takes a cut of as much as 30 percent on all financial transactions in its app shop, prompting complaints about an unfair "tax" for companies. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join.A federal court in San Francisco overwhelmingly rejected the lawsuit, offering only a concession that apps could indicate to users other ways of payi...
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Dutch regulator disputes Apple’s commissions in dating app case
1Nov By adminNo Comments
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Dutch regulator disputes Apple’s commissions in dating app case

[ad_1] The Dutch consumer watchdog is challenging the fees that Apple charges dating app providers in the Netherlands as part of its long-running case against the U.S. technology company over the dominance of its app store, according to a filing seen by Reuters.Bloomberg News reported on the filing earlier on Tuesday. Although the case is limited to dating apps in the Netherlands, it is seen as having the potential to set a precedent for other markets. The Netherlands' Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) in 2021 fined the company 50 million euros ($53 million) for failure to comply with changes it had ordered to Apple's app store to end practices it said violated European Union antitrust laws.Apple denied wrongdoing and appealed the fines in a case still before a Rotterdam Court. ...
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Schibsted, publishers look to EU tech rules to resolve Apple antitrust concerns
9Feb By adminNo Comments
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Schibsted, publishers look to EU tech rules to resolve Apple antitrust concerns

[ad_1] Norwegian media group Schibsted and the European Publishers Council have urged EU antitrust regulators to ensure that tech rules coming into play this year will rein in Apple's powers, especially over its App Store. The comments from Schibsted, the largest media group in the Scandinavia region, and the publishers' lobbying group come as the European Commission's Digital Markets Act (DMA) takes effect in May, targeting Big Tech. Apple is already in the EU antitrust crosshairs related to its App Store practices in music streaming, in e-books and competing apps as well as its mobile payment system Apple Pay. Apple's App Store practices affect Schibsted because of its market power in Scandinavia where up to 60% of consumers have an iPhone in Norway and Sweden, said Petra Wiks...
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