Apple pays out nearly $13.7 million to Russia in anti-steering App Store lawsuit

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Apple has paid Russia a fine of more than $13 million after the company was found guilty of anticompetitive practices regarding its App Store payment system.

Apple pays out $13.7 million to Russia over App Store lawsuit
Apple pays out $13.7 million to Russia over App Store lawsuit



The fine is a result of an October 2021 antitrust suit leveled against Apple. Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) accused the company blocking developers from connecting users to external payment options, also known as "steering."

According to Reuters, FAS announced that Apple had paid the fine on January 19. The funds totaling around 1.2 billion roubles -- $13.65 million -- have been transferred to Russia's federal budget.

Initially, Apple appealed for a judicial review days after removing its anti-steering provisions from the App Store rules.

In April 2022, the court dismissed Apple's case, giving the Russian FAS grounds to continue investigating Apple's App Store practices.



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  • Reply 1 of 8
    ciacia Posts: 256member
    I thought Apple had fully pulled out of Russia.
    robin huberdavtmaywatto_cobra
  • Reply 2 of 8
    AppleishAppleish Posts: 692member
    Why? What could that insignificant third-world inbred dictatorship do? Not a penny of outside cash should be going there. 

    Cut their funding. Cut their Internet access. Cut their supply chains.

    Let them eat Ukrainian Armament.
    tmaymikethemartianigorskywatto_cobra
  • Reply 3 of 8
    maltzmaltz Posts: 454member
    cia said:
    I thought Apple had fully pulled out of Russia.

    They did, but this suit is presumably regarding Apple's actions before that.  I am curious how this payment works out in the context of the sanctions against Russia, but I'm going to assume that Apple's lawyers have also thought of that.  lol
    appleinsideruserwatto_cobra
  • Reply 4 of 8
    roakeroake Posts: 811member
    AppleInsider said:

    Apple has paid Russia a fine of more than $13 million after the company was found guilty of anticompetitive practices regarding its App Store payment system.

    Apple pays out $13.7 million to Russia over App Store lawsuit
    Apple pays out $13.7 million to Russia over App Store lawsuit



    The fine is a result of an October 2021 antitrust suit leveled against Apple. Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) accused the company blocking developers from connecting users to external payment options, also known as "steering."

    According to Reuters, FAS announced that Apple had paid the fine on January 19. The funds totaling around 1.2 billion roubles -- $13.65 million -- have been transferred to Russia's federal budget.

    Initially, Apple appealed for a judicial review days after removing its anti-steering provisions from the App Store rules.

    In April 2022, the court dismissed Apple's case, giving the Russian FAS grounds to continue investigating Apple's App Store practices.



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    The headline could be changed to:  Apple Funds Russia $13.65 in War on Ukraine Civilians!
  • Reply 5 of 8
    stourquestourque Posts: 364member
    Maybe Apple had a bunch of rubles that were worthless to them so they just gave them back to the Russians.
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 6 of 8
    davidmalcolmdavidmalcolm Posts: 386member
    I do have to wonder why they’d agree to pay. Even if the money was just sitting in a Russian account and couldn’t be moved out, it seems like a strange choice to make. 

    Maybe they are hoping that once the war is over they can move back in. But it certainly seems like a strange choice. 
    igorskywatto_cobra
  • Reply 7 of 8
    KopfschmerzenKopfschmerzen Posts: 54member
    cia said:
    I thought Apple had fully pulled out of Russia.
    Apple is fully functioning in Russia. 
    watto_cobra
  • Reply 8 of 8
    maltzmaltz Posts: 454member
    cia said:
    I thought Apple had fully pulled out of Russia.
    Apple is fully functioning in Russia. 

    CNN says otherwise, unless something has changed:  Apple suspends all product sales in Russia


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