Government lawyers have met with developers as recently as last week and are asking questions about Apple’s rules that require apps to use its App Store payment system for subscriptions, said sources. Apple pockets up to a 30% cut when apps use the payment technology. — AFP Relaxnews
About a year into a US antitrust investigation of Apple Inc, Justice Department lawyers are scrutinising rules that require many app makers to use the company’s payment system, according to people familiar with the matter.
Government lawyers have met with developers as recently as last week and are asking questions about Apple’s rules that require apps to use its App Store payment system for subscriptions, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing a confidential matter. Apple pockets up to a 30% cut when apps use the payment technology.
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