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Apple Might Face EU Antitrust Charges This Week, Says Report

by Adersh Unni Krishnan
April 27, 2021
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Apple Might Face EU Antitrust Charges This Week

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According to the Financial Times, the European Commission will file competition proceedings against Apple due to complaints about the company’s App Store operations.

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Following an original lawsuit from Spotify in 2019 over Apple’s 30% cut on subscriptions, the commission has been probing whether Apple has violated EU antitrust laws with its App Store policies.

Last year, the European Commission launched two antitrust probes into Apple’s App Store and Apple Pay policies, but the Financial Times only cites the App Store case.

It is unclear what steps will be taken at this time.

Spotify has also alleged that Apple stifles competition and limits customer preference in favor of its own Apple Music service via its App Store.

Last year, Rakuten lodged a related lawsuit with the EU, arguing that Apple’s 30 percent commission on ebooks distributed via the App Store while marketing its own Apple Books service is anti-competitive.

This 30% break, dubbed the “Apple levy,” has long been a priority for companies like Netflix and Spotify. Apple has defended its practices, claiming that the money it makes goes into keeping the App Store running and upholding its content, privacy, and security policies.

As part of its continuing legal battle with Apple, Epic Games has lodged an antitrust lawsuit with the European Union earlier this year.

Epic also attempted to circumvent Apple’s 30% cut on in-game sales in Fortnite after openly criticizing the App Store’s delivery and payment practices.

Despite Apple’s defense of its App Store, the iPhone manufacturer has also taken steps to alleviate criticism from regulators and developers with recent App Store regulation updates.

Apple also allows certain video streaming applications to skip the App Store break, and it has lowered the App Store commission limit to 15% for developers with annual sales of less than $1 million.

If the Financial Times article is right, these reforms alone haven’t been enough to calm EU regulators’ concerns, and we’ll find out later this week how the European Union will react to one of America’s largest tech firms.

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From God's own country, an adventure thirstier who is among the first to hit the road and gets out of hands in exploration for more hustle and bustle! He is also a computer nerd who is pursuing his majors in the field of computer science but his real passion could be seen while watching him talking about tech and entertainment topics at times. Moreover, you will find him around the clock mostly just sitting on his chair running his hands over his clicky keyboard. He believes in passion and hustle bringing new learning curves for self-development! Also, he has been devoting his work to the web for more than two years.

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