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Apple took a trip to the Supreme Court and left with a loss.

In a bipartisan 5-4 decision, the highest court in the U.S. ruled that consumers can sue Apple for anti-competitive practices regarding the App Store on MondayThe opinion, authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, declined to take a specific stance regarding Apple's business practices.

iPhone owners filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple back in 2011. The App Store is the only way to legally purchase iPhone apps, but Apple charges developers an annual $99 fee to operate on the digital marketplace. In addition, Apple takes a 30 percent cut of every sale, which the lawsuit alleged was passed down to consumers in the form of overpriced apps. Read more...

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