Apple’s rivals ‘shut out’ from its app ecosystem, UK mass claimant tells judge
By Simon Zekaria ( January 13, 2025, 16:30 GMT | Insight) -- Apple's competitors have been shut out from the company's app ecosystem, a UK mass claimant told a judge at the start of a multiweek trial alleging anticompetitive practices. Rachael Kent’s collective claim — on behalf of about 20 million UK Apple device users — seeks compensation over “excessive and unlawful” App Store charges.Apple's competitors have been unlawfully fenced off from the company's lucrative app ecosystem, a UK mass claimant told a judge at the beginning of a trial alleging anticompetitive practices. ...
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