Stefan Mileschin

Appeal a ruling that lets Jobs Mob do what it likes

Attorneys general for 34 US states and the District of Columbia have appealed against a ruling that let the fruity cargo continue some restrictive practices in its App store.

While dozens of state attorneys general have filed recent antitrust lawsuits against other big tech companies, including Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Alphabet Inc's Google none had dared to take swing at Apple.

Thursday's remarks, led by the state of Utah and joined by Colorado, Indiana, Texas and others, came in a lawsuit in an appeals court against app store fees and payment tools between "Fortnite" video game maker Epic Games and Apple.

"Apple's conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app-developers and millions of citizens... Meanwhile, Apple continues to monopolize app distribution and in-app payment solutions for iPhones, stifle competition, and amass supracompetitive profits within the almost trillion-dollar-a-year smartphone industry."

The action comes after a US district judge in Oakland, California, mostly ruled against Epic last year.

That decision found that commissions of 30 per cent which Apple charges some app makers for use of an in-app payment system the company forced on them did not violate antitrust law.

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