Apple users could get 'significant' compensation say lawyers, after tech firm loses ruling
Apple has lost a landmark lawsuit over fees in the App Store, which could benefit around 36 million iPhone and iPad users in the UK.The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the US tech company abused its dominant position by "charging excessive and unfair prices in the form of the commission which it charges developers". Lawyers for Dr Rachael Kent, the academic who brought the case, claim Apple had made "exorbitant profits" by excluding all competition for the distribution of apps and in-app pu ...