최근 캘리포니아 지방법원에 제기된 집단 소송은 Apple이 iOS P2P 결제 부문에서 반경쟁적 행위에 가담했다고 고발하고 있습니다.
불만을 품은 소비자들은 Apple이 P2P 결제 옵션을 축소하고 iOS 결제 앱에 암호화폐 기술을 통합하는 것을 방해하기 위해 공모했다고 주장합니다.
11월 17일에 제출된 이 고소장은 애플이 결제 앱에서 탈중앙화된 암호화폐 기술 사용을 제한하기 위해 PayPal의 Venmo 및 Block의 Cash 앱과 계약을 체결했다고 주장합니다. 이러한 행위로 인해 사용자들은 '급격한 가격 상승'에 직면하게 되었다고 주장했습니다;
소장에 따르면, 이러한 계약은 시장 전반의 기능 및 가격 경쟁을 저해하여 기존 및 신규 iOS P2P 결제 앱에 탈중앙화 암호화폐 기술을 통합하는 것을 금지하고 있습니다. 원고 측은 이러한 제약으로 인해 사용자의 수수료가 부풀려진다고 주장합니다.
이 소송은 Apple이 하드웨어로 강제되는 App Store 독점권과 웹 브라우저 기술에 대한 계약상 제한을 포함하여 "기술적 및 계약적 제약"을 적용하고 있다고 주장합니다. 이러한 조치로 인해 Apple은 iPhone 및 iPad의 모든 앱에 대한 광범위한 통제권을 갖게 되었다고 주장합니다.
이 소송은 이러한 제한을 통해 Apple이 새로운 iOS P2P 결제 앱이 시장 진입 조건으로 암호화폐를 제외하도록 강요한다고 주장합니다. 애플의 관행으로 인해 부풀려진 수수료를 부담한 고객이라고 자칭하는 원고들은 과도한 수수료에 대한 시정 및 반경쟁적 계약에 대한 금지명령 구제를 요청하고 있습니다.
58페이지 분량의 집단 소송 문서는 P2P 결제 앱과 탈중앙화 암호화폐의 역사와 상승세에 대해 자세히 설명합니다. 이 문서에는 애플의 시장 진출과 애플의 행위가 사용자들에게 끼친 영향에 대해 간략하게 설명되어 있습니다.
애플이 애플리케이션 제한과 관련하여 법적 문제에 직면한 것은 이번이 처음이 아닙니다. 지난 4월 미국 제9순회 항소법원은 앱이 사용자를 Apple과 연계되지 않은 결제 솔루션으로 안내하지 못하도록 한 애플의 캘리포니아주 경쟁법 위반에 대해 유죄 판결을 내린 바 있습니다.
현재 애플은 성명을 발표하지 않아 소송의 전개가 불확실한 상태입니다.
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