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Apple is sued by rival over alleged App Store monopoly Toggle share menu Advertisement Apple is sued by rival over alleged App Store monopoly Apple Inc was sued on Thursday by the creator of a once-popular app store that accused the iPhone maker of illegally monopolizing software distribution on its own operating system. FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is displayed at an event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stephen Lam 11 Dec 2020 04:05AM (Updated: 11 Dec 2020 04:06AM) Share this ...

  Cydia claims that Apple used its monopoly position of the App Store to push it out and ultimately render the jailbreaking store useless. Another lawsuit that parallels Epic Games' claims that Apple has a monopoly position has surfaced. Cydia says that it was forced to close its doors due to Apple's unlawful control of app distribution on iOS. Cydia also claims that had it not been for Apple's anticompetitive practices, users would benefit from a multitude of software that does not exist on iOS today. The lawsuit declares that Apple should allow third-party app stores and alternative softwa...

December 10, 2020 at 12:43 pm by Jackson Guilfoil Catherine Flaherty, a UC Santa Barbara student and current Associated Students leader, was sworn in on Tuesday night as one of two new directors for the Isla Vista Community Services District, marking the beginning of her two-year term. During the meeting, the other directors also voted her in as the vice president of the board. Flaherty, a third-year history of public policy and political science double major, currently serves as the interim internal vice president for the Associated Students Senate.  Courtesy of Catherine Flaher...

The company is arguing that Apple has a monopoly over app distribution on the iPhone and should allow competing app stores.

Back in 2008, Jay Freeman first released Cydia as an app store designed for the iPhone, offering apps a few months before Apple had its own App...