US EditionApple loses UK lawsuit over app store commissions
The Competition Appeal Tribunal found Apple abused its dominant position by charging a 30% commission, entitling claimants to damages in a £1.5 billion case.
- On Thursday, Apple lost a London lawsuit after the Competition Appeal Tribunal found it abused its dominant position by imposing a 30% commission on app developers.
- British academic Rachael Kent brought the case on behalf of 20 million UK iPhone and iPad users, arguing Apple excluded competition and earned `exorbitant profits`.
- The tribunal found Apple had shut out competition and charged excessive and unfair prices for app developers, with the lawsuit valued at up to £1.5 billion .
- Apple said it will appeal, arguing the ruling `takes a flawed view of the thriving and competitive app economy`, and an Apple spokesperson defended the App Store's role.
- As the first case of its kind in the UK, the suit tests Britain's new class action-style regime and follows a trial earlier this year by the Competition Appeal Tribunal .
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