Prominent developer Kosta Eleftheriou has settled its 2021 lawsuit against Apple over App Store review actions that it said hampered its ability to distribute apps on the platform while allowing copycat competitors to thrive, according to reports. Take Crunch.
In his lawsuit, Elefthrio complained that Apple had repeatedly thrown “barrier after barrier” against its FlickType keyboard app for the Apple Watch, only to allow counterfeit apps from other developers to the store. Eleftherio said he has had discussions with Apple about the company’s acquisition of FlickType, and believes that Apple was intentionally targeting its app in the review process to try to force it to sell it at a discount.
After the case was filed last year, the parties engaged in court calls with a judge, as it appears on the court’s agenda, including this spring. The dismissal of the lawsuit was later filed on July 21, 2022, after Apple and Kpaw (Eleftheriou Corporation) reached an agreement.
Eleftherio was unable to comment on the terms of the settlement. Apple was not immediately able to comment on the dismissal either.
Eleftheriou has been a prominent critic of Apple’s App Store policies, repeatedly pointing to App Store scams that slipped through the review process and even into the Store’s charts for top-performing apps without Apple taking action.
Apple has taken some steps to improve users’ ability to report problem apps, such as bringing back the Report a Problem button in App Store listings, but Eleftherio says it continues to find fraudulent and imitation apps with minimal effort.
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