Apple has sharply escalated its legal fight with India's antitrust regulator, accusing investigators of "copy-pasting" allegations made by rival companies rather than conducting an independent investigation into the iPhone maker's App Store practices.
The accusations, contained in a submission to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), mark Apple's strongest public challenge yet to a years-long antitrust case that could lead to significant financial penalties and force changes to how the company operates its App Store in one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets.