According to reports, Apple is trying to defend itself in the face of anti-competitive charges. Recently, Apple tried to force its main competitor Samsung to hand over private documents about the South Korean company’s app store.

Apple has been accused of damaging the interests of developers and consumers by stifling competitors in the app store. In a recent defense in a lawsuit, the iPhone manufacturer has asked Samsung to hand over relevant documents and information.

After the developers of "Fortress Night" accused Apple of suspected monopoly, Apple's control and management of its app store has attracted widespread attention. The company's chief executive Tim Cook (Tim Cook) also appeared in Washington to defend Apple.

In fact, in the past ten years, Apple has often been sued in US courts for its monopolistic behavior in the app store. Some iPhone users have accused Apple of charging developers a 30% share for in-app purchases, driving up the price of in-app purchases; some developers have accused Apple of making the situation of app developers worse. In the two lawsuits, consumers and developers agreed that Apple was able to request a 30% share because the company unfairly stifled its app store competitors.

In order to oppose this claim, Apple asked Samsung to produce documents from 14 years ago to prove that the South Korean company had also operated its own app store, the Galaxy Store, where Android phone users can download and purchase apps.

Apple’s statement is that Android phone users have multiple app stores available (including Samsung’s Galaxy Store), but Samsung still shares 30% of in-app purchases, so the 30% share cannot be regarded as the result of the so-called “monopoly” . "In response to the plaintiff's allegations of competitive harm, Apple tried to question its core argument that Apple artificially charges a high share of commissions because developers can only sell apps in Apple's app store," Apple's lawyers wrote in legal documents Tao.

In March, Apple has formally requested Samsung's US subsidiary to provide relevant documents, including "high-level internal documents related to mobile platforms" and "aggregated data on Galaxy Store installations, usage, revenue, and performance."

However, it is reported that Samsung has "refuses to provide a meaningful response so far", and Samsung's explanation is that "its status as a competitor can exempt the company from obligations." Apple’s lawyers said: “Refusing to have a fruitful cooperation with Apple, Samsung made a confusing and stubborn choice.”

Therefore, Apple is requesting a court order to force Samsung to hand over these documents. But Samsung’s lawyers said that Apple was too broad. "In order to prove that Apple competes with Samsung's US subsidiary (SEA), Apple must access SEA's confidential research, trade secrets, and other sensitive images. Apple's request is logically contradictory."