Developers sue Apple over App Store monopoly

Several iOS developers have filed a suit against Apple for being a monopolist over the distribution of applications on its platform. The plaintiffs, developers of a baby naming app and a basketball workout app, say that Cupertino limits development with enforcing strict rules over what can and cannot go on the App Store, want an annual fee of $99 and have to give 30% cut of most transactions.

The bigger problem, however, is that if the app is unapproved, it cannot reach customers in any other way.

According to the lawsuit, the problem can be issued with Apple allowing companies to have their own app stores for iOS. That way it would improve the market for developers and would push Apple to innovate on its own store in order to stay ahead.

If there wasn’t such a limitation, the output would be boosted and sale distribution transactions would improve because users can find and purchase more applications for their iPhone.

Some US senators have been calling for companies to break their monopoly, instead of having full control over the full process from manufacturing through software implementation to marketing and distribution rights.

Source | Via