France to sue Google, Apple over developer contracts: minister


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 14 Mar 2018

An Apple logo is seen on the building's facade as activists from the anti-globalisation organisation Attac hold the protest against alleged tax evasion by Apple company in front of an Apple store in Frankfurt, Germany, March 10, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/Files

PARIS: France will take Google and Apple to court over contractual terms imposed by the tech giants on startups and developers, said Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire.

Speaking on RTL radio, Le Maire said on March 14 he had become aware that Alphabet Inc's Google and Apple Inc unilaterally imposed prices and other contractual terms on software developers.

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