China is retaliating against US tariffs with its own levies on American goods and tech companies. Now, China is targeting Apple with antitrust accusations, probing its App Store for unfair business practices. This could lead to iPhone price increases in the US, especially for prepaid brands.
on Chinese goods that could see phone prices rise, especially those on prepaid brands like Motorola, China is introducing tit-for-tat measures.
Apple takes a big cut of the payments that go through its App Store, to the tune of up to 30%, and this practice have always been a point of contention between its marketing team and developers in the fight for the revenue from the app economy.
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