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apple The shares decreased about 1 % on Wednesday after Bloomberg She stated that the Chinese organizers are considering opening an official probe in the iPhone applications applications and policies.
Bloomberg stated that the state management of the market (SAMR) is looking into policies that include Apple that reaches 30 % on spending within the application, in addition to prohibiting third -party payment services and application stores, knowing this issue.
China’s market organizer has not decided whether an official investigation will be opened in Apple, according to the report.
The Ministry of Trade at Apple and China were not immediately available to comment when contacted by CNBC.
The news comes at a time when commercial tensions between the United States and China are raised under President Donald Trump’s management, one month after his second term.
Apple has confirmed that the strict application store policies are designed to protect users and improve experience through its products.
China has also opened a Google investigation this week due to the anti -monopoly violations, although the market organizer did not provide details about the axis of the investigation.
the Financial times It stated on Tuesday that SAMR is also considering achieving the US chips maker Intel.
The Apple App Store is scrutinized by the world’s organizers. It was forced to open the application store in Europe, under the Extreme Digital Markets Law. This means that it now allows companies other than Apple to provide application stores in Europe, and application developers can also use third -party payment systems.
If the Chinese probe continues, this will lead to more headaches for Apple in one of its largest markets. The Cuperno giant is already facing intense competition from local players such as Huawei who take the share of the smart phone market. Apple sales in Greater China decreased by 11 % year on an annual basis in the quarter of December.
