Dutch group claims billions from Apple for overcharging in App Store
2 years, 8 months ago

Dutch group claims billions from Apple for overcharging in App Store

NL Times  

The Dutch Consumer Competition Claims Foundation is claiming billions of euros from Apple because European iPhone and iPad users have been paying too much for App Store purchases and in-app purchases for years. Last month, the App Stores Claims foundation announced that it would start a lawsuit against Apple and Google. The organization, chaired by tech entrepreneur Alexander Klopping, said that Netherlands residents paid some 1 billion euros too much for purchases via their app stores. The ACM fined Apple 5 million euros per week it could not come up with a better solution for the dating apps.

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Millions of Apple iCloud users owed £70 each, Which? claims
1 month, 1 week ago

Millions of Apple iCloud users owed £70 each, Which? claims

The Independent  

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Which? launches £3 billion legal claim against Apple over ‘forced’ iCloud use
1 month, 1 week ago

Which? launches £3 billion legal claim against Apple over ‘forced’ iCloud use

The Independent  

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CCI probe finds Apple engaging in abusive conduct, practices in apps market
5 months, 1 week ago

CCI probe finds Apple engaging in abusive conduct, practices in apps market

India TV News  

The Competition Commission of India has been investigating Apple Inc since 2021 for potentially abusing its dominant position in the app market by compelling developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system. The CCI's investigations unit stated in its report that Apple wields "significant influence" over how digital products and services reach consumers, especially through its iOS platform and App …

Apple engaged in ‘abusive conduct and practices’: CCI questions iPhone maker's dominance on iOS and App Store
5 months, 1 week ago

Apple engaged in ‘abusive conduct and practices’: CCI questions iPhone maker's dominance on iOS and App Store

Live Mint  

The Competition Commission of India has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system, engaging in abusive conduct and practices, reported Reuters. An investigation by India's antitrust body has found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system, engaging "in abusive …

EU accepts Apple pledge to let rivals access ‘tap to pay’ iPhone tech to resolve antitrust case
5 months, 1 week ago

EU accepts Apple pledge to let rivals access ‘tap to pay’ iPhone tech to resolve antitrust case

Associated Press  

LONDON — The European Union on Thursday accepted Apple’s pledge to open its “tap to pay” iPhone payment system to rivals as a way to resolve an antitrust case and head off a potentially hefty fine. To encourage iPhone users to switch away from Apple Pay to another mobile wallet, “the fee reduction needs to be partially passed onto the …

Apple faces £30bn fine over its app store policies after Brussels found the tech giant unfairly blocked developers from steering consumers to alternative payment methods
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple faces £30bn fine over its app store policies after Brussels found the tech giant unfairly blocked developers from steering consumers to alternative payment methods

Daily Mail  

Apple could be hit with a fine of £30billion after European regulators issued a warning over its App Store policies. The tech giant has been found to have unfairly blocked smaller companies from competing and allowing consumers to find cheaper and alternative apps. The European Commission said its initial findings suggest Apple is in breach of the bloc's Digital Markets …

Apple Risks More App Store Fines as EU Antitrust Rift Widens
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple Risks More App Store Fines as EU Antitrust Rift Widens

Live Mint  

-- Apple Inc. risks billions of euros of new fines over its App Store rules as European Union antitrust regulators escalated a growing conflict over rules that strike at the heart of the iPhone maker’s business model. At the same time, the commission said that it had opened a fresh investigation into Apple’s new App Store fees for developers in …

Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules, EU regulators say
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules, EU regulators say

The Hindu  

Apple's App Store rules breach EU tech rules because they prevent app developers from steering consumers to alternative offers, EU antitrust regulators said on Monday, a charge that could result in a hefty fine for the iPhone maker. The Commission said under most of the business terms, Apple allows steering only through 'link-outs', meaning that app developers can include a …

Apple faces $38billion fine for breaching European regulator rules over the way it runs the App store
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple faces $38billion fine for breaching European regulator rules over the way it runs the App store

Daily Mail  

Apple is facing a hefty $38billion fine for breaching European regulator rules over the way it runs the App Store. The European Commission said that according to the preliminary findings of its investigation, the restrictions that the iPhone maker imposes on developers using its mobile App Store had breached the 27-nation bloc's Digital Markets Act. Apple is facing a hefty …

Apple becomes first target of EU’s new digital competition rules aimed at big tech
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple becomes first target of EU’s new digital competition rules aimed at big tech

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union regulators on Monday leveled their first charges under the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook, accusing Apple of preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The European Commission said that according to the preliminary findings of its investigation, the restrictions that the iPhone maker imposes on developers using its mobile App …

Judge weighs proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics
7 months ago

Judge weighs proposed changes to Google’s Android app store to prevent anticompetitive tactics

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is tried to confront the latest in a succession of legal attacks on its digital empire on Thursday as federal judge began to address anticompetitive practices in the app market for smartphones powered by its Android software. The San Francisco court hearing before U.S. District Judge James Donato comes five months after a nine-person jury decided …

Dutch claims foundation launches privacy case against Google
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch claims foundation launches privacy case against Google

Dutch News  

A Dutch claims foundation is pressing ahead with a class action case against Google, arguing that the Android technology on its smartphones is being used to collect information about users without their consent. The foundation, which is also involved in a case against social media platform TikTok, says Google must introduce changes in Android which allow users to opt out …

Apple's regulatory battles in Europe foreshadow what changes US antitrust suit may bring for users
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple's regulatory battles in Europe foreshadow what changes US antitrust suit may bring for users

The Independent  

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EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
8 months, 4 weeks ago

EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law

Al Jazeera  

Antitrust regulators will probe the Big Tech companies for potential breaches of the Digital Markets Act. European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital law designed to stop Big Tech companies from cornering digital markets. The European Commission, the 27-nation bloc’s executive, said on Monday that it was …

Why is the US suing Apple? All to know
9 months ago

Why is the US suing Apple? All to know

Al Jazeera  

Apple has been accused of monopolising the smartphone market in a US antitrust lawsuit. The US government has filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple, in which it accuses the tech giant of maintaining a “broad, sustained and illegal” monopoly over the smartphone market. The US government argues that Apple “undermines apps, products and services that would otherwise make users …

How Europe’s regulatory battle with Apple could signal what’s to come for American consumers
9 months ago

How Europe’s regulatory battle with Apple could signal what’s to come for American consumers

Associated Press  

LONDON — It’ll likely take years before the U.S. government’s massive antitrust lawsuit against Apple is resolved — but the iPhone maker’s troubles with European regulators offer a glimpse of what changes American customers may see down the line. EU antitrust watchdogs have launched multiple antitrust cases accusing Apple of violating the 27-nation bloc’s competition laws, while also imposing tough …

Apple made the iPhone worse to keep its monopoly over smartphones, US DoJ says in antitrust lawsuit
9 months ago

Apple made the iPhone worse to keep its monopoly over smartphones, US DoJ says in antitrust lawsuit

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The lawsuit accused Apple of making the iPhone worse in various ways – including reducing privacy protections …

Meta, Microsoft, X are teaming up to fight Apple’s plan to open up App Store to other external payment options
9 months ago

Meta, Microsoft, X are teaming up to fight Apple’s plan to open up App Store to other external payment options

Firstpost  

Meta Platforms Inc, Microsoft Corp, X Corp, and Match Group Inc have jointly urged a federal judge to dismiss Apple’s proposed plan to open its App Store to external payment options While Apple maintains it is complying with the court order while safeguarding the privacy and security of its app store users, it continues to seek a revenue share from …

What the DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple means for everyone with an iPhone
9 months ago

What the DOJ’s antitrust suit against Apple means for everyone with an iPhone

LA Times  

Greater freedom for app developers on the App Store. In 2020, Epic Games sued Apple after it got kicked out of the App Store when its game “Fortnite” was attempting to circumvent Apple’s charge on in-app purchases. “We do not expect any business model changes for now, but Apple clearly is going to have to find a way to eventually …

Competition watchdog orders probe against Google for Playstore pricing policy. What's the issue?
9 months, 1 week ago

Competition watchdog orders probe against Google for Playstore pricing policy. What's the issue?

Hindustan Times  

The competition regulator ordered an investigation against Google on Friday for suspected anti-competitive practices regarding its pricing policy on the Play Store. Google under scrutiny for alleged discriminatory payment policies on Play Store The Competition Commission of India said that the informants were primarily concerned about Google's revised payment policies related to its proprietary app store, Google Play Store, which …

Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple reverses course and clears way for Epic Games to set up rival iPhone app store in Europe

The Independent  

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European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store
9 months, 2 weeks ago

European regulators want to question Apple after it blocks Epic Games app store

Associated Press  

LONDON — European Union regulators said they want to question Apple over accusations that it blocked video game company Epic Games from setting up its own app store, in a possible violation of digital rules that took effect in the 27-nation bloc Thursday. Epic asserted Wednesday that Apple thwarted its attempt to set up its own iOS app marketplace to …

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple is making big App Store changes in Europe over new rules. Could it mean more iPhone hacking?

Associated Press  

Apple is opening small cracks in the iPhone’s digital fortress as part of a regulatory clampdown in Europe that is striving to give consumers more choices — at the risk of creating new avenues for hackers to steal personal and financial information stored on the devices. Apple has lashed out at the new regulations for unnecessary security risks to iPhone …

Apple terminates Fortnite maker Epic Games' developer account
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple terminates Fortnite maker Epic Games' developer account

Hindustan Times  

On Wednesday, Fortnite maker Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney announced that Apple has rejected their application for a developer account necessary to launch their app store in Europe. Sweeney expressed his disapproval of Apple’s actions, stating, “The manner in which Apple is going about killing Epic here as a competitor to the App Store is super egregious. The friction between …

EU regulators slap £1.5bn fine on Apple after years-long spat with Spotify
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU regulators slap £1.5bn fine on Apple after years-long spat with Spotify

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tech giant Apple has been …

Apple hit with $2-billion EU fine over music app abuses
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Apple hit with $2-billion EU fine over music app abuses

LA Times  

Apple Inc. was hit Monday with a $2-billion penalty from the European Union over an investigation into allegations it shut out music-streaming rivals, including Spotify, on its platforms. The European Commission also ordered the Cupertino, Calif.-based firm to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of cheaper deals away from Apple’s App Store. “For a decade, Apple abused its dominant …

EU hits Apple with $2bn antitrust fine following Spotify complaint
9 months, 2 weeks ago

EU hits Apple with $2bn antitrust fine following Spotify complaint

Al Jazeera  

Spotify says Apple prevented music-streaming services from informing users of payment options outside its App Store. The EU has issued Apple with an antitrust fine of over 1.8 billion euros following a complaint by music streaming service Spotify. The European Commission announced that the charge was triggered after Spotify complained in 2019 that Apple had prevented music-streaming services from informing …

Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple will open iPhone to alternative app stores, lower fees in Europe to comply with regulations

Associated Press  

Apple has unveiled a sweeping plan to tear down some of the competitive barriers that it has built around its lucrative iPhone franchise, but the new choices opening up to consumers and app developers will only be available within Europe to start. Although Apple isn’t planning to charge for in-app transactions outside its payment system in Europe, it will introduce …

Apple Is Not Going To Stop Making Money From Apps In These Countries: Here's How
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Apple Is Not Going To Stop Making Money From Apps In These Countries: Here's How

News 18  

Apple is facing major pressure from the European Union over its business practices and the company is ready to comply. As per new reports, Apple is ready to allow third-party apps to run on iOS as demanded in the Digital Markets Act but it will have a special review process in place which will scan for any possible concerns regarding …

Apple Changes Its App Store Policy. Critics Call the Moves ‘Outrageous.’
11 months ago

Apple Changes Its App Store Policy. Critics Call the Moves ‘Outrageous.’

Live Mint  

Apple’s new App Store payment policies are stirring outrage among software developers who say the iPhone maker is skirting the intention of a court ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals Tuesday of an antitrust ruling covering the App Store stemming from a legal dispute between Apple and Epic, developer of the popular videogame “Fortnite." Epic’s chief executive, …

Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games
54 years, 11 months ago

Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games

Wired  

Epic says in an unsigned blog post that the “verdict is a win for all app developers and consumers around the world. It proves that Google’s app store practices are illegal and they abuse their monopoly to extract exorbitant fees, stifle competition and reduce innovation.” It called on regulators and legislators to take action to “address Apple and Google strangleholds …

Apple targeted by $1 billion class action lawsuit in U.K.
1 year, 4 months ago

Apple targeted by $1 billion class action lawsuit in U.K.

The Hindu  

U.S. tech giant Apple is being targeted by a class action lawsuit seeking over $1 billion in damages from developers angry about the high price it charges to market apps to users of its products, organisers said Tuesday. "Apple has abused its dominant market position by charging an excessive 'commission' - typically 30 percent - on apps and in-app purchases …

Apple’s $1 Billion Headache: Tech giant to get sued by app developers over App Store fees in UK
1 year, 4 months ago

Apple’s $1 Billion Headache: Tech giant to get sued by app developers over App Store fees in UK

Firstpost  

Apple is set to get sued for $1 billion in the UK by over 1500 app developers over the 30% commission it charges on payments made through the App Store. Apple has had to face legal challenges on this issue several times, including the much publicised Epic lawsuit Over 1,500 developers in the UK have initiated a class action lawsuit …

EU antitrust regulators seeking more info on Apple Pay
1 year, 7 months ago

EU antitrust regulators seeking more info on Apple Pay

The Hindu  

EU antitrust regulators are seeking more information on Apple's mobile payment system, the European Commission said on Wednesday, a sign that the enforcer is looking to close any loopholes and boost its case against the iPhone maker. The EU competition watchdog last year accused Apple of restricting rivals' access to its tap-and-go technology, Near-Field Communication, used for mobile wallets, making …

Apple Cannot Ban Links to Outside App Store Payments, US Appeals Court Says
1 year, 7 months ago

Apple Cannot Ban Links to Outside App Store Payments, US Appeals Court Says

News 18  

A U.S. appeals court on Monday upheld a federal court’s order that could force Apple Inc to change payment practices in its App Store. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 order in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” creator Epic Games that could require Apple to allow developers to provide links and buttons for third-party in-app …

Apple fined 1 million euros by Paris court over App Store practices
2 years ago

Apple fined 1 million euros by Paris court over App Store practices

The Hindu  

The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just over 1 million euros for imposing abusive commercial clauses on French app developers for access to the company's App Store, the court ruling showed. The ruling, seen by Reuters, said there was no need to order Apple, which has a market value of about $2.1 trillion, to tweak the …

App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands
2 years ago

App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands

The Hindu  

Apple's rivals are positioning themselves as the go-to alternative to its dominant App Store as the iPhone maker prepares to allow others on its devices in the European Union. The bloc's Digital Markets Act will force Apple and fellow tech giant Google to provide space for third-party app stores on their respective iOS and Android devices. Ben Wood, CMO of …

Apple should face a 6 million euro fine, says advisory group to the French privacy watchdog
2 years ago

Apple should face a 6 million euro fine, says advisory group to the French privacy watchdog

Firstpost  

Apple has been accused of knowingly violating EU’s data privacy laws. The top adviser to the French data protection authority CNIL’s sanction body recommended on Monday that Apple should be fined 6 million Euros. In the complaint, the lobby, which represents the bulk of France’s digital entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, alleged that iPhone maker Apple’s former operating software, iOS 14, …

Apple loosens tight grip on App Store pricing
2 years ago

Apple loosens tight grip on App Store pricing

The Hindu  

Apple on Tuesday announced the biggest upgrade to the App Store pricing system since the launch of the shop, allowing developers to charge from 29 cents to $10,000 for their offerings. The enhanced pricing options to be available for all transactions at the App Store by spring of next year were touted along with new capabilities intended to make it …

Explained | Why app store fees are causing a stir?
2 years ago

Explained | Why app store fees are causing a stir?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Claiming that Apple had “mostly stopped advertising on Twitter,” billionaire Elon Musk launched an attack against the iPhone maker on Monday. While the Apple App Store is a globally trusted platform for buying third-party apps, some users might want to access their favourite apps using other payment options, to benefit from lower prices. Developers too want …

Apple And Amazon Teamed Up to Increase Prices Of iPhones & iPad: Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Apple And Amazon Teamed Up to Increase Prices Of iPhones & iPad: Report

News 18  

– Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc were accused in an antitrust lawsuit on Wednesday of conspiring to drive up iPhone and iPad prices by removing nearly all other resellers of new Apple products from Amazon's website. The proposed class action in Seattle federal court objected to an agreement that took effect in January 2019, under which Apple gave Amazon discounts …

Apple starts paying out $100mn fund to affected developers
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple starts paying out $100mn fund to affected developers

India TV News  

Apple has started paying out a $100 million cash reserve created as part of a class-action settlement to its App Store developers. The tech giant agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the US developers concerned with App Store policies, in August 2021. The company agreed to create the Apple Smart Developer Assistance Fund as part of the settlement, which …

Apple wins a significant cut in 1.1 billion euro French antitrust fine
2 years, 2 months ago

Apple wins a significant cut in 1.1 billion euro French antitrust fine

The Hindu  

A French court on Thursday substantially lowered a fine against iPhone maker Apple Inc. for alleged anti-competitive behaviour to 372 million euros from 1.1 billion euros previously, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The original fine had been imposed by France's antitrust watchdog in 2020 for what it described as Apple's anti-competitive behaviour towards its distribution and …

Apple hikes prices of apps, in-app purchase rates in some countries
2 years, 3 months ago

Apple hikes prices of apps, in-app purchase rates in some countries

The Hindu  

Apple is increasing the prices of apps and commission on in-app purchases on its App Store for some countries. Developers can change the price of their apps and in-app purchases including auto-renewable subscriptions at any time in App Store Connect, Apple said. Last year, the iPhone maker reduced app store prices for euro zone countries to adjust to foreign exchange …

Google faces $25.4 billion damages claims in UK, Dutch courts over adtech practices
2 years, 3 months ago

Google faces $25.4 billion damages claims in UK, Dutch courts over adtech practices

The Hindu  

Alphabet unit Google will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on behalf of publishers. The French competition watchdog imposed a 220-million-euro fine on the company last year while the European Commission and its …

Google to face €25 billion claims in Netherlands, UK over adtech allegations
2 years, 3 months ago

Google to face €25 billion claims in Netherlands, UK over adtech allegations

NL Times  

Tech giant Google is facing damages claims of up to 25 billion euros in two collective lawsuits announced on Tuesday. The allegations include a claim that Google has distorted competition around its own bidding auction technique for online "It is time that Google owns up to its responsibilities and pays back the damages it has caused to this important industry,” …

Google, Apple facing anti-competitive complaint in Mexico
2 years, 3 months ago

Google, Apple facing anti-competitive complaint in Mexico

The Hindu  

Apple and Alphabet's Google are facing a probe over anti-competitive practices in Mexico after the country's former telecommunications chief filed a complaint, he said in a statement on Twitter on Friday. The complaint was brought to Mexico's telecommunications regulator IFT by Mony de Swaan Addati, who once headed the former telecommunications federation that was later replaced by IFT. His complaint …

EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges
2 years, 5 months ago

EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges

The Hindu  

EU antitrust regulators are set to beef up an investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with new evidence but not new charges, in the hope of speeding up the case, people familiar with the matter said. The European Commission last year told the iPhone maker that its App Store rules, which require developers to use its own in-app payment system …

Google faces $1 billion UK trial over app store pricing
2 years, 5 months ago

Google faces $1 billion UK trial over app store pricing

The Hindu  

Google faces a London trial over an estimated 920-milion-pound damages claim after a court authorised a lawsuit that alleges the Alphabet-owned tech giant overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on …

Lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations over Apple Pay
2 years, 5 months ago

Lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations over Apple Pay

The Hindu  

Apple Inc was sued on Monday in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. According to a complaint filed in San Francisco federal court, Apple "coerces" consumers who use its smartphones, smartwatches and tablets into using its own …

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