Apple faces UK lawsuit by app developers

Tussle over fees: People walking past an Apple store in Shanghai, China. The American company says it helps European developers to access markets and customers in 175 countries around the world through the App Store. — Reuters

BRUSSELS: Apple on has found itself the target of a £785mil (US$1bil or RM4.6bil)) class action lawsuit brought by more than 1,500 app developers in the United Kingdom over its App Store fees.

Apple’s services business, which includes the App Store, has seen revenues grow at a rapid pace and now hovers around US$20bil (RM91.3bil) per quarter.