The Supreme Court has shot down Apple’s argument that iOS users aren’t the App Store’s customers, an argument the company made to deflect an antitrust
The Supreme Court has shot down Apple’s argument that iOS users aren’t the App Store’s customers, an argument the company made to deflect an antitrust lawsuit currently brewing over its App Store policies.
The court’s decision is not a statement on whether Apple did or did not violate antitrust laws. Its move to shut down Apple’s dismissal, however, does make it possible for that anti-trust case to continue on in lower courts.
The original 2011 suit filed by a group of iPhone users alleged that Apple has created a monopoly through its first-party App Store, the only channel through which iOS users are able to legitimately buy and download apps for the platform.
Because Apple receives 30 percent of any sales made by games on the App Store, some developers mark up their prices on the platform to compensate.
