India’s antitrust regulator has rejected Apple’s request to halt an investigation into potential antitrust violations, according to an internal order from the regulator seen by Reuters. The regulator’s decision allows the investigation to proceed, despite Apple’s objections. The investigation found that Apple may have breached competition laws in India.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in August ordered a recall of investigation reports after Apple said the watchdog had disclosed commercial secrets to competitors in the case dating back to 2021, including Tinder-owner Match. These elements should have been redacted.
Apple asked the CCI “to take action against TWFS for non-compliance with its order” and “to withhold the revised” report, the CCI order, dated Nov. 13, seen by Reuters showed.
“Apple’s request to hold the investigation report in abeyance was deemed untenable,” the CCI said in the order. A CCI investigation had found that Apple exploited its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system to the detriment of app developers, users and other payment processors.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple share of India’s mobile phone market is currently 4.11%.
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Where is our government to hit back? Biden coward ass administration never fails to fuck Americans. Trump ought to get his ass in there and CRUSH Indian companies doing business in the USA, and I mean CRUSH THEIR ASS until India gets their mind right and stops the grift, like Indonesia.
IT IS TIME TO PAY HARDEST BALL GOING FORWARD. MAGA.
You are absolutely right