Apple has been hit with another class-action lawsuit over alleged anticompetitive practices regarding the App Store. This suit has been filed by iOS developers and is a different case than the one a customer brought against Apple, which the Supreme Court ruled could proceed.
While this is a new class-action lawsuit, it is based on the same claims of Apple using monopolistic practices. The suit has been filed by the law firm Hagens Berman on behalf of a group of iOS developers.
In addition to the commissions Apple charges, the suit also takes aim at the $99/year developer account subscription as well as there being just one App Store for all iOS apps.
Hagens Berman touts its prowess by noting that it previously won a lawsuit against Apple back in 2016 worth $560 million in a case against its ebook practices.
The lawsuit accuses Apple of anticompetitive practices under both federal and California law and includes some lofty goals:
You can read the full filed complaint here.
