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Apple Faces $1 Billion Class Action Lawsuit by UK App Developers over App Store Fees

Apple Faces $1 Billion Class Action Lawsuit by UK App Developers over App Store Fees

Apple has previously said that 85 percent of developers on the App Store do not pay any commission.

By Reuters | Updated: 25 July 2023 09:31 IST

Apple Faces $1 Billion Class Action Lawsuit by UK App Developers over App Store Fees

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Apple's services business includes the App Store

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Highlights

Apple's services business has seen revenues grow at a rapid pace
It now hovers around $20 billion per quarter
The UK lawsuit has been filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal

Apple on Tuesday found itself the target of a $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 apps developers in the UK over its App Store fees.

Apple's services business, which includes the App Store, has seen revenues grow at a rapid pace in the last few years and now hovers around $20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,63,400 crore) per quarter.

However, the commissions of 15 percent to 30 percent that the company charges some app makers for the use of an in-app payment system have been criticised by app developers and targeted by antitrust regulators in several countries.

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Apple has previously said that 85 percent of developers on the App Store do not pay any commission and that it helps European developers to access markets and customers in 175 countries around the world through the App Store.

The UK lawsuit at the Competition Appeal Tribunal is being brought by Sean Ennis, a professor at the Centre for Competition Policy at the University of East Anglia and a former economist at the OECD, on behalf of 1,566 app developers.

He is being advised by the law firm Geradin Partners.

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"Apple's charges to app developers are excessive, and only possible due to its monopoly on the distribution of apps onto iPhones and iPads," Ennis said in a statement.

"The charges are unfair in their own right and constitute abusive pricing. They harm app developers and also app buyers."

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