According to a ruling by the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court, Apple did not abuse its market power and has not charged unfairly high App Store commission fees.
Xinmei Shen for the South China Morning Post:
A court in Shanghai rejected a Chinese consumer’s claim that Apple was abusing its market dominance with high iOS App Store fees, marking a win for the US technology giant as it faces increased antitrust scrutiny around the world.
The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by an individual named Jin Xin, who claimed to have had to pay more for some app membership fees on an iPhone than on Android phones because of the 30 per cent commission Apple charges app developers.
The Shanghai court said that after comparing commission fees on app stores, it did not find Apple’s to be “significantly higher” than those on Android platforms, and that there is no evidence suggesting that the fees directly led to higher prices for consumers, according to its yet to be published judgment obtained by the South China Morning Post.
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Wow the Chinese ruling in favor Apple. I wonder if it’s tit for tat. Good thing that there are no important court cases going on in Apple’s home country, people might spin this….
Sad day. NY is dead. The US is dead.
When our courts are more of a political commie show trial than even china’s courts.
The appeals process exists for a reason. The system is built to eliminate rogue courts and juries and it will, eventually. NY may be a disaster, but so is every other Lib state. America is not dead. Real Americans still exist.
It’s not all bad news. If the chump gets reerected there will be a peaceful transfer of power so Apple’s home nation can pretend to be a democracy again.