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Apple, Google to face damages case in Australian class-action lawsuits

By Saloni Sinha ( August 14, 2025, 07:42 GMT | Insight) -- Tech companies Apple and Google would have charged developers “materially” lower commissions without their anticompetitive conduct, but the court will need to hear more to determine the exact overcharge and quantum of damages, an Australian judge has ruled. In a Federal Court of Australia hearing this week, Judge Jonathan Beach delivered judgment in two class-action lawsuits against Apple and Google alongside his ruling in the cases brought by Epic Games. According to the class-action lawyers, the compensation could amount to several "hundreds of millions of dollars."  Tech companies Apple and Google would have charged developers “materially” lower commissions without their anticompetitive conduct, but the court will need to hear more to determine the exact overcharge and quantum of damages, an Australian judge has ruled....

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