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May 12, 2021

Judge probes expert theories in Apple antitrust trial

Tuesday marked the seventh day of an antitrust trial over Apple barring marketplaces for apps aside from its own and other policies that prohibit certain types of apps and the ability to circumvent its payment processing system.

A federal judge on Tuesday challenged testimony from Epic Games' expert economist that it's anticompetitive for Apple to charge a fee for others to use its App Store and prohibit competing marketplaces when it created the proprietary technology that allows developers to market their apps to users on its mobile operating system.

Comparing Apple's 30% commission to a "toll booth," U.S. District Judge $95

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