Apple only allows iPhones to run apps purchased from its own App Store. A group of iPhone users sued, saying the Californian company's practice was anti-competitive. Apple had argued that users did not have standing to sue it because they purchased apps from developers, with Apple simply renting out space to those developers. A lower court sided with Apple, but Judge William A. Fletcher ruled that iPhone users purchase apps directly from Apple, which gives iPhone users the right to bring a legal challenge against Apple. • The case is Pepper et al v. Apple Inc., case number 4:11-cv-06714 in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 12, 2017 20:50 UTC