Chinese developers rally against App Store fees yet again
A group of 48 developers based in China has filed an antitrust complaint with the country's State Administration for Market Regulation, continuing a series of legal cases against Apple's App Store that go back nearly a decade. Developers in China are yet again arguing against App Store commission Chinese developers filed a similar suit in 2017 , then App Store fees were targeted in 2021 . Following the developers' loss in one case against the company, a Chinese law firm sued again in 2025 . Perhaps to just stop running up its legal bills, and surely to appease regulators, Apple even lowered its Chinese App Store commission back in March 2026 . However, it also lowered commissions in Brazil in June 2026 , and allowed for third-party app stores there too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A group of 48 developers based in China has filed an antitrust complaint with the country's State Administration for Market Regulation, continuing a series of legal cases against Apple's App Store that go back nearly a decade. Developers in China are yet again arguing against App Store commission Chinese developers filed a similar suit in 2017 , then App Store fees were targeted in 2021 . Following the developers' loss in one case against the company, a Chinese law firm sued again in 2025 . Perhaps to just stop running up its legal bills, and surely to appease regulators, Apple even lowered its Chinese App Store commission back in March 2026 . However, it also lowered commissions in Brazil in June 2026 , and allowed for third-party app stores there too. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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A group of 48 developers based in China has filed an antitrust complaint with the country's State Administration for Market Regulation, continuing a series of legal cases against Apple's App Store that go back nearly a decade.
Developers in China are yet again arguing against App Store commission Chinese developers filed a similar suit in 2017 , then App Store fees were targeted in 2021 .
Following the developers' loss in one case against the company, a Chinese law firm sued again in 2025 .
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