Tim Cook defends Apple and its App Store at U.S. House antitrust hearingTim Cook goes to Washington.
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Tim Cook testified at today's congressional hearing on antitrust.
The CEO primarily answered questions about the App Store.
Cook was also asked about if Apple competes unfairly against similar apps.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with the CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Amazon, answered questions from Congress as part of its antitrust hearing today. The questions primarily focused on Apple's App Store practices and if Apple competed unfairly against apps that were similar to its own.
When asked about Apple's App Store policies, Cook defended the company, stressing that its policies apply to all developers and that it has not raised the fees that exist for developers since the store was launched.
"We treat every developers the same. We have open and transparent rules - it's a rigorous process. Because we care so deeply about privacy and security and quality, we do look at every at every app before it goes on but those rules apply e...
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Tim Cook defends Apple and its App Store at U.S. House antitrust hearing
