The Competition Commission of India fears that Apple’s restrictions on in-app purchases may be anti-competitive.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has reportedly started an investigation to determine whether or not Apple requiring iOS developers to use its payment system is anti-competitive. CCI says „the Commission at this stage is convinced that a prima facie case is made out against Apple which merits investigation,“ according to Reuters, which reports that CCI started to look into these policies following complaints from an organization called Together We Fight Society. Together We Fight Society president CA Shivani told The Hindu BusinessLine in September that its complaint „highlighted the capricious, whimsical nature of the App Store policy that may lead to either suspension/ removal of the apps from App Store (without applying the same rules on Apple’s own vertical offering i.
