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    Home»World»Epic Games gets significant new backing in fight with Apple

    Epic Games gets significant new backing in fight with Apple

    World By Agency Staff28 January 2022
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    Apple has been accused of extracting monopoly rents through its App Store

    Apple is stifling competition through its mobile app store, attorneys-general for 34 US states and the District of Columbia said on Thursday, as they appealed against a ruling that let the iPhone maker continue some restrictive practices.

    While dozens of state attorneys-general have filed recent antitrust lawsuits against other big tech companies, including Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google, none had so far taken aim at Apple.

    Thursday’s remarks, led by the state of Utah and joined by Colorado, Indiana, Texas and others, came in a lawsuit in an appeals court against app store fees and payment tools between Fortnite videogame maker Epic Games and Apple.

    Apple’s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers and millions of citizens

    “Apple’s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers and millions of citizens,” the states said. “Meanwhile, Apple continues to monopolise app distribution and in-app payment solutions for iPhones, stifle competition and amass supra-competitive profits within the almost trillion-dollar-a-year smartphone industry.”

    The action comes after a US district judge in Oakland, California, mostly ruled against Epic last year.

    That decision found that commissions of 15-30%, which Apple charges some app makers for use of an in-app payment system the company forced on them, did not violate antitrust law.

    Epic challenged the ruling in the 9th US circuit court of appeals. On Thursday, professors, activist groups and the states weighed in through court filings that described legal arguments in support.

    Erred

    Apple’s reply is expected in March. On Thursday, the company said it was optimistic that Epic’s challenge would fail.

    The states said in their filing that the lower court erred by failing to adequately balance the pros and cons of Apple’s rules and also by deciding that a key antitrust law did not apply to non-negotiable contracts Apple makes developers sign.

    “Paradoxically, firms with enough market power to unilaterally impose contracts would be protected from antitrust scrutiny — precisely the firms whose activities give the most cause for antitrust concern,” they said.  — Paresh Dave, (c) 2022 Bloomberg LP

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