Lawsuit claims Apple blocked COVID-19 apps to monopolize the market
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One developer thinks Apple`s stance on COVID-19 apps stifled competition. What you need to know Apple is being sued for rejecting a COVID-19 app from the App Store. The company behind the app claims Apple wanted a monopoly over the contact tracing market. As reported by AppleInsider, Apple is being sued by an app developer who claims that its app was rejected from being admitted to the App Store in order for Apple to maintain a monopoly on its COVID-19 exposure notification technology. The app, called Coronavirus Reporter, was reportedly built by healthcare and computer science experts with the goal to `capture and obtain critical biostatistical and epidemiological data as it happened.` The lawsuit, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the New Hampshire District on Tuesday, centers on a smartphone application called `Coronavirus Reporter` that was denied entry to the App Store in March 2020. Coronavirus Reporter, the lawsuit claims, was developed by a team of healthcare an...