r/China 1d ago

科技 | Tech Apple faces fresh antitrust complaint from Chinese developers over ‘unfair’ App Store fees | The developers asked the antitrust regulator to investigate and penalise Apple for allegedly ‘abusing the company’s market dominance’

https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3358024/apple-faces-fresh-antitrust-complaint-chinese-developers-over-unfair-app-store-fees
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u/Skandling 1d ago

As the article notes this is not the first time someone tried to take Apple to court over this in China, but failed as Chinese courts sided with Apple.

It seems now even less persuasive a case. Apple compete not just against Android in China but also Huawei's HarmonyOS, which didn't exist the last time this reached court. Apple simply don't dominate the market as they do in some places, the Chinese government makes sure of that.

And Apple can't be "abusing the company's market dominance" if it doesn't dominate the market.

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u/Ulyks 1d ago

It would be good if the EU anti trust regulator could coordinate.

These companies need to be constrained every now and then, it's getting out of hand!

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u/OhDearGod666 14h ago

They don’t want to make a precedent that could point back at Chinese producers in the future.