US judge grills Apple exec about whether company is defying order to enable more iPhone payment options


A federal judge questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services. — AP

OAKLAND, California: A US federal judge on May 8 questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services.

The verbal sparring between Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and the head of Apple's app store kicked off a hearing focused on whether Apple is still steering US consumers to its once-exclusive app payment system in defiance of an injunction aimed at promoting more choices that could help lower prices.

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