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various corners of the Apple globe seem to explode on Monday, though not all in a bad way, just mostly.

Which corner shall we visit first?

Hey, how about the one where the US Supreme Court through the basis of Apple's future

into disarray?

Quoting a piece from CNBC, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Apple on Monday in a case involving the App Store, the only way for

most iPhone and iPad users to download software.

iPhone users had argued that Apple's 30% commission on app sales had inflated prices for iPhone software,

and Apple had argued that consumers didn't have the standing to sue because Apple was merely providing a marketplace for the apps, in Apple's argument only

the app developers had standing to sue for antitrust.

As has been stated, the Supremes disagreed, saying iPhone owners were direct purchasers who may sue Apple for alleged monopolization.

That's according to a piece from CNET which had Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing in the

court's majority opinion, the iPhone owners here are not consumers at the

bottom of a vertical distribution chain who are attempting to sue manufacturers at the top of the chain.

CNET says the case will now go back to a lower court,

though Apple's not waiting to express its displeasure.

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