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Investing.com -- Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has successfully prevented competitors, including Match, the owner of Tinder, and a group of startups from Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF), from accessing its commercially sensitive information.
Last year, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) conducted an investigation into Apple’s practices. The investigation concluded that Apple had used its dominant position in the app stores market for its iOS operating system to disadvantage app developers, users, and other payment processors.
Despite the allegations, Apple has maintained its innocence, stating that it holds a small market share in India where Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s operating system is widely used.
While the investigation process has concluded, the CCI’s senior members are yet to review the findings and issue a final ruling. If the company is found guilty, Apple could potentially be required to pay fines and alter its practices.
In the case, Match and the ADIF requested the CCI to grant them access to certain confidential information which includes developer payouts and total billings. However, this information was redacted when the investigation reports were shared with the parties involved.
Match argued that Apple was excessively and unnecessarily redacting information in its submissions globally to obstruct effective scrutiny of its practices. However, the CCI disagreed and ruled in Apple’s favor, as per a confidential order issued on March 3.
The order highlighted Apple’s concerns, noting that Match’s involvement in similar antitrust proceedings against the company in other locations could harm Apple if its commercially sensitive information were disclosed to Match.
The CCI stated that the disclosure of such redacted information to ADIF and Match at this stage is "neither necessary nor expedient... and disclosure of the same could potentially cause harm to the interests of Apple and other third parties."
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