Apple blames business rivals for India App Store antitrust filing

Apple has filed to prevent an antitrust investigation in India, by telling the regulator it isn't big enough in the country to abuse its market power, at the same time as saying that the complaint was instigated by critics of App Store policies.In September, Apple became the subject of an antitrust complaint filed to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), under allegations it was abusing the market due to forcing developers to use the App Store's in-app payment mechanism. In an attempt to fend off the investigation, Apple says it isn't big enough to even be classed as dominant in that particular market.The filing, seen by Reuters on Sunday, has Apple claiming its market share is 'insignificant' at between 0% and 5% of the total market. Meanwhile, the Google-controlled Android is used by over 90% of smartphones in the region. Read more...