Apple’s Business Activities in India Being Investigated by the CCI

On 31st December, India’s competition authority requested a probe into Apple Inc’s business operations in the nation, stating that the iPhone maker had initially broken several antitrust regulations.

The order comes after a non-profit organisation claimed earlier this year that Apple was abusing its dominating position in the app industry by forcing developers to utilise its proprietary in-app purchase mechanism.

“Together We Fight Society,” the complainant, alleged that Apple’s application of a 30% in-app fee for the distribution of purchased digital content, as well as other restrictions, harms competition by boosting costs for app developers and customers, as well as acting as a barrier to market entry.

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