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Apple faces antitrust complaint in India for misusing dominant play in apps

Firm accused of forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system

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Neha Alawadhi New Delhi
Apple is facing an antitrust complaint in India for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the applications (app) market by forcing developers to use its proprietary in-app purchase system, Reuters reported on Thursday. 
 
There is an increasing voice against Big Tech firms like Google and Apple acting as "gatekeepers" to the users app developers can access due to the dominance of their respective operating systems - Android and iOS. 

The case was filed by a Rajasthan-based non-profit group called Together We Fight Society. The complaint, made to the Competition Commission of India, says Apple's fee of up to 30 per