Apple clashes with Indian antitrust authorities.

Apple accuses India's antitrust authority of copying arguments from competitors instead of conducting its own investigation, and is requesting that the conclusion that the company violated competition law be overturned.

Apple denies allegations of violating competition law in India and requests that the investigation's conclusions be overturned. - Photo: REUTERS

According to Apple's filings dated June 25, accessed and published by Reuters on June 29, this is the strongest move to date by the company in its case with the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

The parties filing complaints against Apple include Match Group, the owner of the dating app Tinder, and several Indian technology companies.

In 2024, the CCI's investigative team concluded that Apple engaged in "abusive behavior" on the iOS App Store by forcing developers to use the company's payment system.

Apple rejected the allegations, stating that it holds less than 6% of the smartphone market share in India and arguing that the CCI's conclusions were based primarily on accusations from competitors rather than an independent investigation.

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The company warned that forcing them to change how they operate the App Store could affect their business model and increase policy uncertainty.

CCI officials are scheduled to hold a closed-door hearing with stakeholders on July 21.

Apple alleges that the investigative team used "verbatim" much of the content from submissions by Match Group, PhonePe (a digital payment platform), and Paytm (a fintech company), instead of conducting their own independent verification and assessment.

The firm also said the CCI report reused a chart of global spending on mobile apps and games from the European Union's 2024 ruling against Apple. Reuters reported that both documents cited data from the German data statistics platform Statista.

In 2023, Google accused Indian investigators of copying content from a European ruling, but the CCI denied the accusation.

CCI alleges that Apple prolonged the case for more than two years by being slow to respond to the investigation's conclusions and pursuing another lawsuit related to antitrust sanctions.

Apple stated that it had submitted its Indian revenue figures as requested by the CCI, and argued that it was not given the opportunity to present its case directly during the investigation.

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According to lawyer Gautam Shahi of Dua Associates, Indian law does not require the investigative team to hold a hearing if they believe they have sufficient evidence.

If the CCI decides to impose sanctions, Apple is requesting that mitigating circumstances be considered, including the fact that the company has never violated the law before and has exported $51 billion worth of iPhones from India over the past five years.

THANH HIEP

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