India's $38 billion antitrust case is plagiarized and should be scrapped, says Apple
Apple appeared to be finally cooperating with India's antitrust regulator, but now says it can show that the country's three-year investigation consisted of simply copying and pasting claims from rivals. Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: Apple In 2021 , the Competition Commission of India (CCI) began investigating Apple after receiving a complaint against its App Store fees. In 2024 , it accused Apple of antitrust practices, and the company has been consistently arguing against that ruling ever since. Now ahead of a further closed-door hearing with senior CCI officials, Apple has submitted its own accusations. According to Reuters , Apple's submission includes the claim that the CCI's investigators "blindly replicated" a consumer spending graphic from an EU rule. Apple's submission reportedly also includes tables comparing the CCI's report to filings from opponents in the case, such as rival Indian payment firms. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple appeared to be finally cooperating with India's antitrust regulator, but now says it can show that the country's three-year investigation consisted of simply copying and pasting claims from rivals. Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: Apple In 2021 , the Competition Commission of India (CCI) began investigating Apple after receiving a complaint against its App Store fees. In 2024 , it accused Apple of antitrust practices, and the company has been consistently arguing against that ruling ever since. Now ahead of a further closed-door hearing with senior CCI officials, Apple has submitted its own accusations. According to Reuters , Apple's submission includes the claim that the CCI's investigators "blindly replicated" a consumer spending graphic from an EU rule. Apple's submission reportedly also includes tables comparing the CCI's report to filings from opponents in the case, such as rival Indian payment firms. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple appeared to be finally cooperating with India's antitrust regulator, but now says it can show that the country's three-year investigation consisted of simply copying and pasting claims from rivals.
Tim Cook in a previous visit to India — image credit: Apple In 2021 , the Competition Commission of India (CCI) began investigating Apple after receiving a complaint against its App Store fees.
In 2024 , it accused Apple of antitrust practices, and the company has been consistently arguing against that ruling ever since.
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