Apple dubs CCI investigation into its App Store practices as partial, ‘copy-paste’ exercise

Apple has intensified its legal spat with the Competition Commission of India (CCI), accusing antitrust authorities of not conducting an impartial investigation into its App Store practices but instead relying on complaints from competitors.

The tech behemoth said in a June 25 response that the CCI’s conclusions were essentially a “copy-paste” of accusations made by rivals, such as Match Group and the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF). Apple has requested that the investigation findings be set aside by the regulator as it is based on faulty logic and inadequate independent analysis.