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Oct. 12, 2020

Class action accuses Apple of monopoly in game market

Piggybacking on congressional antitrust scrutiny and high-stakes legal battles over how the tech giant manages its marketplace for apps, iPhone users claimed the company extracts inflated fees and is able to maintain a lower quality of service, choice and innovation by foreclosing competition with Apple Arcade.

Apple maintains monopoly power over the subscription-based mobile gaming market by blocking such services on its app store from competitors, a proposed class action alleged.

Piggybacking on congressional antitrust scrutiny and high-stakes legal battles over how the tech giant manages its marketplace for apps, iPhone users claimed the company extracts inflated fees and is able to maintain a lower quality of service, choice and innova...

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