Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it would be “terrible” for iPhone and iPad users if a judge ordered the company to allow third-party app marketplaces, in addition to its own App Store, as Epic Games is demanding in a high-stakes antitrust battle.
Apple’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said it would be “terrible” for iPhone and iPad users if a judge ordered the company to allow third-party app marketplaces, in addition to its own App Store, as Epic Games Inc. is demanding in a high-stakes antitrust battle. “It would be a huge convenience issue, but also the fraud issues would go up” because customers would have to enter credit-card information multiple times, Cook testified Friday in Oakland, California, as a three-week trial winds toward its close. Easing up on Apple restrictions that block alternative app stores would also require Apple to figure out an alternate way of collecting commissions it charges developers for in-app purchases, Cook said.
