Apple faces new antitrust case in Russia over state-backed apps
Russia has escalated its long-running dispute with Apple by opening an antitrust case that could cost the iPhone maker nearly $50 million over its refusal to preload state-backed apps. Russia opens antitrust case against Apple over iPhone apps After years of threatening to do so, Russia has finally begun investigating Apple after it failed to preinstall state-backed apps onto devices in the…
Russia has intensified its ongoing conflict with Apple by initiating an antitrust investigation that could result in a potential fine of nearly $50 million. This legal action stems from Apple's refusal to preinstall two state-backed applications - Max, a messaging service, and RuStore, an app store - onto devices sold within the country.
Following years of threats, Russia has now launched the probe after Apple failed to meet the Federal Antimonopoly Service's (FAS) demand to preinstall the national messaging app and app store on iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads. The company did not adhere to the FAS warning, prompting the agency to initiate proceedings under competition law and existing law-enforcement practices related to Apple.
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