Meta, Microsoft, X Band Together Against Apple’s App Store Plans
- Companies say Apple’s new restrictions violate court order
- Apple said it is opening up to outside payment systems
The filing marks the latest volley in the back-and-forth over Apple’s tight control over its app marketplace.
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Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp., X Corp. and Match Group Inc. asked a federal judge to reject Apple Inc.’s plan for opening its App Store to outside payment options.
In a rare joint filing, the companies said Apple’s plan “comports with neither the letter nor the spirit” of a 2021 ruling which found iPhone maker in violation of California unfair competition laws and required it to allow app developers to direct users to their own payment systems.