Tag: Apple
US: Apple asks SCOTUS to dismiss antitrust suit over app commissions
Apple has asked the US Supreme Court to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit which accuses Apple of monopolizing the app market so that it can...
Australia: Apple to pay in ACCC case over iPhone repairs
Apple will pay US$9 million to resolve a case by the ACCC alleging the US tech giant’s repair policies were in breach of the...
EU: EC launches investigation into Apple/Shazam deal
The EU’s antitrust regulator has launched an investigation into Apple’s acquisition of music identification service Shazam. It’s concerned that the deal could shrink consumer...
US: Analysts criticize Apple Pay nag, call it ‘antitrust behavior’
In what The Wall Street Journal described as a form of nagging, Apple is prompting users of its iPhone to enroll in Apple Pay,...
EU: EC will withdraw court case if Ireland recovers full €16B...
The European Commission is willing to withdraw its court case against the Irish government for failing to collect some US$16 billion in back taxes from...
EU: Apple, Ireland reach escrow agreement over €13b in taxes
Ireland has struck a deal with Apple to collect up to €13 billion (US$15 billion) in back taxes and hold it in an escrow...
Australia: Federal Court refers Apple and ACCC to mediation
Federal Court judge Mark Moshinsky has referred the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Apple to mediation over claims that the iPhone maker...
US: Apple-Qualcomm US$1b lawsuit dismissed
Qualcomm and Apple’s US$1 billion battle has ended in a mixed ruling, with a US judge granting Qualcomm’s motion to dismiss, but granted Apple’s...
US: Apple building Qualcomm-free iPhones, iPads
The latest news in the Apple-Qualcomm saga suggests that Apple may be trying to leave the chipmaker behind as soon as next year. A...
EU: Apple, Volkswagen, BMW warn EU over patent fees guidelines
Apple, Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have warned EU regulators that adopting patent fee guidelines which favor Qualcomm and Ericsson could hurt consumers and hinder...
