Delhi HC orders Apple to cooperate with CCI antitrust probe; iPhone share doubles to 9%
Delhi High Court rejected Apple's bid to pause India's antitrust proceedings, directing it to share financials for CCI's penalty calculation by July 15. The order lands as Apple's iPhone share in India climbed to 9% from 4% two years ago, raising stakes on App Store dominance claims.
What happened
Delhi High Court ordered Apple to cooperate with CCI's antitrust probe into iPhone app market dominance, rejecting Apple's bid to pause proceedings. CCI seeks
Key facts
- 9% iPhone market share
- 4% two years ago
- July 15 deadline
Why this matters
A binding antitrust precedent in a fast-growing 9%-share market opens partnership and developer-terms renegotiation windows that didn't exist when Apple's India footprint was half this size.