Indian antitrust body draws Apple's ire as $38 billion fine looms
Apple has set its sights on India& 039;s antitrust watchdog, questioning the legality of a request for its financial data as part of an ongoing battle over its App Store policies. …
Apple has set its sights on India& 039;s antitrust watchdog, questioning the legality of a request for its financial data as part of an ongoing battle over its App Store policies. …
… How Apple got here It& 039;s now six years since Epic Games chose to make Apple throw its "Fortnite" game off the App Store and so begin a long legal battle. Despite the fact that Apple won that battle overall, there was a single count in the case that went in Epic& 039;s favor. …
… How Apple got here Apple and Epic have endured a six-year legal battle that started with "Fortnite" allowing players to make in-app purchases using a third-party payment processor. Epic also made demands, including allowing alternate app storefronts in iOS and a change in the commission structure. …
… Apple - Apple& 039;s first statement Apple& 039;s initial public salvo in the battle on August 18 was a relatively straightforward affair, consisting of a plainly-written statement that accuses Epic of being in the wrong, by not rectifying "the problem Epic has created for itself." The statement st… …
… Epic Games parodied Apple's "1984" ad at the start of this legal battle - image credit: Epic Games" However, Apple now quotes the previous case and how it has already been ruled that CASA "has no bearing" on antitrust cases. …
… Maybe Apple is just another big corporation that is solely fixated on its immediate bottom line. It& 039;s definitely a corporation that is going to see its App Store exclusivity taken away from it across the globe as legal arguments fail if it keeps on allowing these apps through. …