US EditionChina consumers file antitrust complaint against Apple over app store practices
The complaint alleges Apple forces exclusive use of its In-App Purchase system and charges commissions up to 30 percent, violating China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, lawyers said.
- On Monday, a group of 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users filed a complaint with China's State Administration for Market Regulation, asking regulators to scrutinise Apple amid Beijing-Washington tensions.
- Lawyer Wang Qiongfei, who led the filing, is appealing a prior civil verdict to China’s Supreme People's Court after arguments were heard in December and a case filed in 2021 was dismissed last year by a Shanghai court.
- The filing details that Apple forces purchases via its In-App Purchase system, restricts iOS downloads to the App Store, and charges commissions of up to 30 percent.
- The filing arrives amid intensifying Beijing-Washington tensions as China recently opened antitrust probes targeting U.S. tech firms, including Qualcomm over its Autotalks acquisition.
- Wang said he expects regulators to act faster than in the prior civil case, and Apple did not immediately respond to requests for comment, leaving its position unreported.
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China consumers file antitrust complaint against Apple over app store practices
A group of 55 Chinese iPhone and iPad users filed a complaint with China's market regulator on Monday, a lawyer representing the group said, alleging that Apple abuses its market dominance by restricting app distribution and payments to its own platforms while charging high commissions.
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