Apple devotes website to fighting anticompetition claims against App Store

Published May 30, 2019 5:52pm ET



Apple has quietly launched a new website promising consumers and developers that its App Store “welcomes competition,” pushing back against claims the online marketplace employs monopoly tactics.

The website, rolled out Wednesday, lists the App Store’s principles and touts its benefits for developers. It also details how Apple curates apps and how the company’s own offerings, like FaceTime, Apple Music, and Apple Maps, compete with other third-party apps available in the App Store.

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