[ad_1] Back in December, Epic Games . A jury found that held an illegal monopoly on in-app billing and app distribution on Android devices, and that it engaged in anticompetitive practices with certain gaming companies and device manufacturers. At the time, it was unclear what actually won as the remedies had not been determined. The … Read more
[ad_1] has to dismiss a antitrust case against the company before it goes to trial. Alongside 48 states and territories, in an attempt to force the company to divest Instagram and WhatsApp, which it bought in 2012 and 2014, respectively. The agency and dozens of attorneys general claim that Meta (then known as Facebook) bought … Read more
[ad_1] It never blocked competitors’ apps and services, and it doesn’t employ anticompetitive tactics preventing users from breaking out of its “walled garden,” Apple said in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed against it by the Department of Justice. The company refuted the agency’s claims in statements shared with Apple Insider, expanding upon its earlier … Read more
[ad_1] By Emily Birnbaum Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., X Corp. and Match Group Inc. asked a federal judge to reject Apple Inc.’s plan for opening its App Store to outside payment options. In a rare joint filing, the companies said Apple’s plan “comports with neither the letter nor the spirit” … Read more
[ad_1] The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, on Monday hit Apple with a 1.8 billion euro ($1.95 billion) antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. The Commission said it found that Apple had applied restrictions on app developers that prevented them from informing iOS users … Read more
[ad_1] Apple may be facing a fine of roughly $539 million (500 million euros) from the EU and a ban on its alleged anti-competitive App Store practices for music streaming services, according to . The publication, which cites five unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter, reports that the European Commission will announce its ruling … Read more