Apple will not be granted a preliminary option for appealing a landmark antitrust ruling in the UK. In October, the country’s Competition Appeal Tribunal determined that Apple benefited from “near absolute market power” over app distribution and in-app payments and was “abusing its dominant position by charging excessive and unfair prices” as developer commission. At the time, Apple was reportedly planning to appeal, but today, the Tribunal refused to give the company permission to challenge its decision.
That means Apple’s next recourse, if it wants to not pony up more than £1 billion in damages, is to take its case directly to the UK Court of Appeal. The company has
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