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Apple attacks 'meritless' UK antitrust mass damages claim over App Store charges

By Simon Zekaria ( May 11, 2021, 14:19 GMT | Insight) -- Apple today rejected as "meritless" a mass lawsuit filed on behalf of almost 20 million UK Apple device users that exposes it to a demand for damages of about 1.5 billion pounds over “excessive and unlawful” App Store charges. The collective claim alleges that Apple’s 30 percent commission fee on revenue from third-party app purchases made in its App Store through iPhones and iPad breaches competition rules, and that Apple has abused its dominant market position in the app market.Apple today rejected as "meritless" a mass lawsuit filed on behalf of almost 20 million UK Apple device users that exposes it to a demand for damages of about 1.5 billion pounds ($2.1 billion) over “excessive and unlawful” App Store charges....

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