Technology,
Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.
May 19, 2021
Suits, investigations prompted commission cuts, App Store chief says
Undercutting his testimony that the Small Business Program was implemented to help developers impacted by the pandemic, Apple fellow and former marketing chief Phil Schiller said monopoly concerns were “certainly a consideration of creating it.”
The executive in charge of the App Store acknowledged Tuesday that the company rolled out a program cutting commissions in half for small businesses in response to pressure created by antitrust investigations and lawsuits.
Undercutting his testimony that the Small Business Program was implemented to help developers impacted by the pandemic, Apple fellow and former marketing chief Phil Schiller said monopoly concerns were "certainly...
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