苹果的应用程序收费政策一直是全球监管机构的关注焦点，该公司在1月份宣布了旨在安抚欧盟监管机构的改革。这些改革受到了欧盟的密切关注，因为人们担心新条款实际上会让开发者的处境变得更糟。Apple (AAPL.US) faces a collective lawsuit from UK application developers, accusing Apple of charging up to 30% commission on app store sales, imposing anti-competitive taxes on the UK technology industry.
According to the China Finance APP, Apple (AAPL.US) is facing a collective lawsuit from UK application developers, accusing Apple of charging up to 30% commission on sales in the App Store, imposing anti-competitive taxes on the UK technology industry.
Sean Ennis, a professor of competition policy in charge of this case, stated that Apple may have to refund fees of up to 0.785 billion british pounds (0.995 billion US dollars) to as many as 0.013 million developers. The judge of the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal rejected Apple's defense to block the case, paving the way for the case to continue.
Apple's app fee policy has always been a focus of global regulatory institutions. The company announced reforms in January aimed at appeasing EU regulators. These reforms have received close attention from the EU, with concerns that the new terms could actually worsen developers' situation.
Ennis stated in court documents that Apple has been charging commission to UK app developers since July 25, 2017.
Ennis has worked for the US Department of Justice and the European Commission, and he obtained funding for this lawsuit from the third-party litigation funding institution Harbour Litigation Funding.
