{"id":401416,"date":"2022-01-28T20:02:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/justice-dept-34-states-and-microsoft-accuse-apple-of-stifling-competition\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T20:02:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:02:34","slug":"justice-dept-34-states-and-microsoft-accuse-apple-of-stifling-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/justice-dept-34-states-and-microsoft-accuse-apple-of-stifling-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"#Justice Dept., 34 states and Microsoft accuse Apple of stifling competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Justice Dept., 34 states and Microsoft accuse <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le of stifling competition<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Justice Department, Microsoft and a bipartisan group of attorneys <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> from 34 states and the District of Columbia all accused Apple of stifling competition through its app store on Thursday and threw their weight behind a legal challenge to the company.<\/p>\n<p>The three groups filed third-party briefs with a federal court that is considering an appeal from Fortnite maker Epic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s in its ongoing legal fight against Apple. <\/p>\n<p>Epic and other critics say that the mandatory 15% to 30% commissions Apple charges developers that distribute apps through its store are evidence the company holds an illegal monopoly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A lower-level federal judge in California previously rejected Epic\u2019s argument that Apple\u2019s app store is a monopoly \u2014 a decision that the Justice Department on Thursday said was rife with \u201clegal errors that could imperil effective antitrust enforcement, especially in the digital economy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 35 attorneys general, for their part, wrote that \u201cApple\u2019s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers and millions of citizens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApple continues to monopolize app-distribution and in-app payment solutions for iPhones, stifle competition, and amass supra-competitive profits within the almost trillion-dollar-a-year smartphone industry,\u201d said the states, which were led by Utah and also included New York, Texas and Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210912-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Epic Games and Apple logo\" class=\"wp-image-21003183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210912-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210912-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210912-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The groups filed third-party briefs with a federal court that is hearing an appeal from Fortnite maker Epic Games in its ongoing legal fight against Apple.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both the Justice Department and the attorneys general argued that upholding the lower court\u2019s ruling in the Epic Games case would unfairly narrow the scope of the Sherman Act, the US\u2019s landmark anti-monopoly law.<\/p>\n<p>An appeals court ruling against Apple could blow a multibillion-dollar hole in the company\u2019s balance sheet. Apple took in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/296226\/annual-apple-app-store-revenue\/\">$85.1 billion<\/a> in revenue from the app store in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft \u2014 which has long pushed for antitrust crackdowns on its Big Tech rivals \u2014 also submitted a scathing third-party brief on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Apple is allowed to step between any company with online services and users of iPhones, few areas of the vast mobile economy will be safe from Apple\u2019s interference and eventual dominance,\u201d Microsoft said. \u201cConsumers and innovation will suffer \u2013 indeed, they already have.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210726-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Microsoft\" class=\"wp-image-21003233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210726-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210726-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/apple-epic-210726-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Microsoft said \u201cconsumers and innovation\u201d have suffered due to Apple\u2019s actions.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe district court\u2019s reasoning failed to give sufficient weight to these immense competitive risks and, if broadly affirmed, could insulate Apple from meritorious antitrust scrutiny and embolden further harmful conduct,\u201d the company added.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s anti-Apple salvo comes as the company potentially faces its own antitrust probe over its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest tech deals in history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apple shares were trading up 4% on Friday morning after the company reported strong fourth quarter earnings. 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