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Apple faces $1.8B lawsuit claiming UK App Store users were overcharged

Apple was already facing a $1B lawsuit on behalf of British developers, but is now up against an even larger...

This gave Apple monopolistic powers over the same of iOS apps, and allowed the company to set its own commission levels which developers were forced to accept. Apple will appear in court on Monday accused of overcharging UK customers through its App Store […] The claim is being brought against the company by Dr Rachael Kent, an academic at King’s College London, on behalf of herself and about 19.6 million other iPhone and iPad users in the UK […] Apple rejects the claim, saying its commissions are in line with industry norms, and small developers pay even less.

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