US judge decertifies Apple app store class action


FILE PHOTO: The iPhone 17 series stands on display at the Apple Store in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(Reuters) -A federal judge decertified on Monday a class action by tens of millions of Apple customers who accused the company of monopolizing the market for iPhone apps by banning purchases outside its App Store, leading to higher prices.

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, reversed her February 2024 class certification ruling, which let Apple account holders who spent $10 or more on app or in-app content within the last 17 years sue as a group.

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