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A coalition of 55 iPhone users are taking aim at Apple\u2019s App Store dominance. The leader of this Apple antitrust coalition is China-based lawyer Wang Qiongfei (\u738b\u743c\u98de), who has a track record of bringing big cases against Apple: three years ago, he brought China\u2019s first private antitrust case against the tech giant. This time, he\u2019s asking regulators to go further and open Apple’s closed App Store ecosystem.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group has filed a public complaint with the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), arguing that Apple\u2019s app marketplace and in-app payment rules amount to monopolistic control<\/a>. <\/strong>The issue here being that Apple charges commission on its app store and doesn\u2019t allow for third-party payments \u2013 effectively holding consumers at ransom. The complaint urges the SAMR to permit third-party app stores and payment options, and to curb Apple\u2019s anti-steering clauses that stop developers from directing users elsewhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Their case has precedent. In the U.S., courts have ordered Apple to allow external payment links. In Europe, the Digital Markets Act has already forced similar structural changes. Yet in China, Apple\u2019s commission rates remain untouched, despite the country accounting for roughly a fifth of Apple\u2019s global revenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Japan and South Korea, similar cases have also forced Apple to make changes to the way it does business<\/strong>. In China, the move comes amid a bit of a hot streak for regulators tackling monopolistic tech giants. Alibaba and Meituan have both been fined, and are once again under the spotlight, this time for aggressive subsidising. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Apple, Beijing has a test case. It would be the first time their regulators have turned their eye to a major foreign brand. For Apple \u2013 whose China revenue slipped 11% in early 2025 and is struggling with eSIM adoption and AI rollout<\/a> \u2013 it\u2019s another bead of sweat on the brow of Tim Cook.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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