Apple chief Cook takes App Store battle to Washington

At issue is efforts by policy makers in the United States and elsewhere to force Apple to let apps onto the iPhone from places other than the App Store, which is currently the only gateway onto the firm’s billions of devices in circulation. — AFP

WASHINGTON: Apple head Tim Cook attacked moves to regulate his company’s App Store in a rare speech in Washington on April 12, arguing that new rules could threaten iPhone users’ privacy.

Cook put forth the Silicon Valley giant’s perspective as momentum gathered for legislation that could weaken Apple’s app market dominance, which critics have said amounts to a monopoly.