App Store antitrust suit against Apple to proceed

By Andrew Chung on May 14, 2019 6:58AM

Apple accused of forcing consumers to overpay, could lead to billions in damages.

A divided US Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead to an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple Inc of forcing consumers to overpay for iPhone software applications, a decision that could lead to billions of dollars in damages and put at risk the company's lucrative way of selling apps. In a 5-4 ...

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