UK begins probe on Apple over alleged App Store monopoly: Report

UK antitrust authorities opened a probe into Apple Inc and its App Store to examine whether the iPhone maker is abusing its market power by insisting on its own payment system to restrict competition.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will consider Apple’s potentially “dominant” position in the supply of apps on iPhones and iPads, it said in a statement on Thursday. The probe will focus on how Apple forces customers to use its own payment system for in-app purchases, the CMA said.

“Complaints that Apple is using its market position to set terms which are unfair or may restrict competition and