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- A proposed class action lawsuit accuses Apple of anti-competitive behavior regarding iCloud.
- The filing claims that Apple’s monopoly in cloud storage has allowed it to mark up iCould prices to the point where it generates “almost pure profit.”
- The suit alleges the firm restricts some file storage to iCloud to dominate the market.
Apple currently has its hands full attempting to appeal the €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) fine levied upon it by the European Commission over the App Store’s “anti-steering” provisions. But that may not be the only legal trouble the company has to worry about. A proposed lawsuit argues Apple’s iCloud has a monopoly over the cloud storage market.
According to Bloomberg, plaintiffs in a proposed class action lawsuit claim Apple is “rigging the competitive playing field” through its iCloud practices. As a result, the suit argues that the tech giant has a monopoly, dominating with a 70% share of the market.