Apple Inc. is charged with an antitrust lawsuit in India for allegedly abusing developers. The non-profit claims that Apple is using its position in the apps market to force developers into using its proprietary in-app purchase system. The lawsuit comes from a nonprofit organisation based in Rajasthan, Together We Fight Society, which has filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The complaint post a review by the commission may subsequently lead to an investigation.
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The latest Apple Lawsuit are on the lines of a case in the European Union where regulators last year started an investigation into Apple’s move of imposing an in-app fee of 30%. The filing states that such a move would lead to new developers not being able to make it to the market, as per a report.
Apple’s String of Lawsuits
The recent Apple lawsuit is one of the several faced by companies such as Apple, Google for their monopolistic practices. A notable instance is the Epic Games case filing against Apple. The case was presented in American federal court and is now pending verdict. In this case, Epic argued that the 30 per cent commission that Apple charges are exorbitant. It also said that it does not allow alternate download sources outside its App Store on iOS devices. This reduces choice for consumers at the same time exploiting developers.
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Apple responded to the lawsuit by citing how its iOS ecosystem has remained considerably more secure than its rivals because of its close guarding of download sources. However, the forced imposition of its own payment tools has not gone overlooked by several countries and are forming laws. Recently, South Korea passed a bill that makes it mandatory to allow developers to use third-party payment mechanisms.
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