…entitled to make legitimate commercial decisions and earn returns on their investments. Competition law does not prevent that. Its purpose is to protect the competitive process, so that prices, output and other market outcomes are determined by genuine competition rather than conduct that unlawfully restricts it,” Bell…

…entitled to make legitimate commercial decisions and earn returns on their investments. Competition law does not prevent that. “Its purpose is to protect the competitive process, so that prices, output and other market outcomes are determined by genuine competition rather than conduct that unlawfully restricts it. That…

…to make this decision,” he said. The Bundeskartellamt said its investigation focused on competition law and did not seek to enforce data protection law. The proceeding began in June 2022 after the authority had found that Apple held a position of paramount significance for competition across markets. Federal Court of J…