Competition Commission of India Recalls Reports Linked to Antitrust Investigation of Apple

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recalled the report of investigation of monopoly in the apps market against American technology and devices company Apple. Apple had complained that its business secrets have been disclosed to rivals. After this, this report has been recalled by CCI.

This investigation against Apple was started about four years ago. it company The issue was related to alleged abuse of dominant position in the apps market. Apple was accused of forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system due to its strong position in the apps market. For this, up to 30 percent fee was being charged from the developers.

Reuters has reported this confidential order of CCI given last week. In this matter, all rivals of Apple have been asked to return the report. However, this order does not specify which confidential information Apple is concerned about. A source with knowledge of the matter said that the company is concerned about the disclosure of revenue and market share figures of its App Store in the country. Reuters reported in July that two reports by the CCI’s investigation unit, due in 2022 and 2024, had found that Apple had abused its dominant position in the market for app stores on its iOS operating system. .

The firms that CCI has asked to return the reports include Match, which runs dating app Tinder, and ADIF, a startup group representing financial services-related Paytm. Apple and Match declined to comment on this matter. CCI and ADIF did not respond to requests for comment. Apple had said in its complaint to CCI that the report shared with its rivals in this matter has revealed confidential information related to the company’s business. Along with this, the company had said that CCI should recall this report.