Anna Hayes is an attorney in Holland &
Knight's
Washington, D.C. office
On May 13, 2019, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of iPhone
owners who are suing Apple. The iPhone owners claim that Apple,
through its App Store, has established a monopoly and uses that
power to charge consumers more for iPhone apps. Apple v. Pepper
et al., 587 U.S. __ (2019). Justice Kavanaugh penned the
Court's 5-4 decision, in which Justices Ginsberg, Breyer,
Sotomayor, and Kagan joined.
Overview
In 2008, Apple launched its App Store. The App Store is an
electronic platform through which iPhone owners must purchase any
app they wish to download. Unlike its competitor Android (developed
by Google), the iPhone operating system does not allow its users to
download apps from alternative platforms.
