Brussels took up the case after receiving a complaint from Spotify, which claimed that Apple was gaining a competitive advantage by promoting its own platform. The European Commission decided on Monday to impose a fine of EUR 1.8 billion for illegal business practices regarding access to streaming platforms.
The European Commission imposed a huge fine on Apple
“Apple has imposed restrictions on app developers, preventing them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside the app. This is illegal under EU antitrust rules” – .
“Apple’s actions, which lasted almost 10 years, may have led many iOS users to pay significantly higher prices for music streaming subscriptions due to the high commission Apple imposed on developers and passed on to consumers in the form of higher subscription prices for the same service in the store Apple App Store,” the Commission points out. It was also found that the company’s regulations led to non-pecuniary damage in the form of deterioration of comfort of use.
The Commission noted that Apple is currently the only supplier in the App Store where developers can distribute their applications to iOS users in the European Economic Area (EEA). “Apple controls every aspect of the iOS user experience and sets the conditions that developers must follow if they want to be present in the App Store and be able to reach iOS users in the EEA,” it says.
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Source: Gazeta
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