2024-03-21 20:52:51
As we reported earlier, the United States Department of Justice (Department of Justiceor DoJ) initiated new antitrust proceedings against Apple. Now the movement received support from Coalition for Justice in Apps (Coalition for App Fairnessor CIF).
The coalition, formed by companies such as Epic Games, Spotifyamong others, supports the process aimed at combating Apple’s supposed monopolistic control over the mobile app market — according to them, harmful.
In addition to declaring support for the DoJ’s lawsuit against the company, CAF’s executive director, Rick VanMetercriticized the company for practices that raise prices, increase fees, worsen the user experience and limit competition.
CAF members, including Epic and Spotify, legally face Apple. Epic, for example, tried to circumvent the App Store’s 30% fee by inserting direct payments into the game Fortnite, leading to its removal from the store and the huge and famous legal mess.
It’s worth remembering that, although legal actions have created opportunities for developers to offer alternative payment methods, it has not yet been judicially established that Apple constitutes a monopoly.
With compliance with the Digital Markets Law (Digital Markets Actor DMA) In the European Union, on behalf of Apple, Spotify has criticized the company’s measures, calling them “inadequate and selfish”.
O CEO do Spotify, Daniel Ek, was skeptical about the sincerity and effectiveness of the decisions made by Applepointing out the company’s ability to circumvent regulations around the world over time.
When contacted, Apple accused CAF and its members of being “opportunists”, seeking to harm the company for their own advantage. She also argues that the action threatens her core values and could limit her innovation.
In a note sent to the press, Maçã stated that the lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice distorts the facts and misinterprets the law. Finally, the company promised a vigorous defense against the accusations.
via TechCrunch
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