Reports allegeApple has appealed the UK Competition Tribunal (CAT) ruling to the Court of Appeal, clearly not intending to accept the court's decision easily.
Apple criticizes court fees as being "guessed out".
This case stems from a class-action lawsuit filed by UK App Store developers and users. In October of this year, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ruled that Apple abused its dominant market position in the App Store by charging unfairly high commissions (commonly known as the "Apple tax") and ordered Apple to pay approximately £15 billion in damages.
At the time, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal held that a reasonable commission rate should be between 15% and 20%, rather than the 30% that Apple had long insisted on.
Apple protested, but the case was subsequently heard by the UK Competition Court.His appeal was dismissed.Therefore, Apple chose to file a lawsuit directly with the UK Court of Appeal. It is understood that Apple's legal team will argue that the 15-20% fee rate proposed by the UK Competition Appeal Court is based on "informed guesswork" and lacks rigorous basis, and reiterate that the existing mechanism has created a thriving app economy.
If Apple ultimately loses the case, the $20 billion fine will be distributed among all users who made purchases on the UK App Store between 2015 and 2024.
