Billion dollar developer lawsuit to proceed, despite Apple objection
Billion dollar developer lawsuit to proceed, despite Apple objection
A UK court has ruled that a near billion dollar developer lawsuit against Apple will be allowed to proceed, after...
The £785M ($979M) antitrust lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 1,500 British developers, and alleges that Apple’s monopolistic control of the market for iPhone apps allowed the company to charge ‘abusive’ levels of commission on app sales …
They agreed to Apple’s terms in order to use the platform.
That doesn't mean the terms and business practices fall under 'legal' in regards to protections.
What protections?
By law, consent can't be given for certain things. To take an extreme example: you can't consent to being shot in the head. Anyone who shoots you for no reason is guilty of a crime, even if you have a signed contract.
Whether or not Apple's practices constitue a violation serious enough to nullify the agreement they have with developers remains to be seen.