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WASHINGTON – Apple's exclusive market for the sale of iPhone apps was criticized by the Supreme Court on Monday, as judges wondered whether consumers should be allowed to take legal action, saying the company had the right to appeal. an illegal monopoly producing higher prices.
The plaintiffs are a group of consumers bringing a class action for damages on behalf of people who have purchased iPhone applications. They argue that prices are higher than in a competitive market because Apple
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requires all software on his phones to be sold and purchased through his App Store.
App developers can reach iPhone users only through the Apple Store, and the company charges them a 30% commission.
The case was brought to the high court Monday on the indirect but crucial question of who has the legal right to sue Apple's so-called monopoly. The iPhone maker claims that consumers can not sue because the company does not directly fix the prices of applications, a responsibility that falls on application developers. According to Apple, it only serves as a channel and consumers do not really buy applications from the company.
A developed version of this report appears on WSJ.com.
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