Apple broke EU law

Stefan Mileschin · 29th April 2021, 04:21

EU competition chief drags Jobs' Mob to court

Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition chief, will later this week publicly issue charges against Apple over concerns that the rules it sets for developers on its App store break EU law.

According to the Financial Times, the case has yet to be formally announced, but it has been two years in the making.

It all started when music streaming app Spotify brought a complaint alleging that Apple took a hefty 30 percent subscription fee in exchange for featuring it on its App Store but refused to let users know of cheaper ways of accessing it outside the Apple ecosystem.

The case is among a number against Apple and is one of the most high-profile antitrust cases in Europe against a US tech group. The people warned that the timing could still slip.

Sadly, the EU has a poor track record making big US tech companies face the music in court. Apple is expected to drag the case out over years and take it to the highest court in Europe so don’t expect to see the company publicly humbled for a few years – if ever.

https://fudzilla.com/news/52768-apple-broke-eu-law

29th April 2021, 04:21	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 148,738	Apple broke EU law EU competition chief drags Jobs' Mob to court Margrethe Vestager, the EU's competition chief, will later this week publicly issue charges against Apple over concerns that the rules it sets for developers on its App store break EU law. According to the Financial Times, the case has yet to be formally announced, but it has been two years in the making. It all started when music streaming app Spotify brought a complaint alleging that Apple took a hefty 30 percent subscription fee in exchange for featuring it on its App Store but refused to let users know of cheaper ways of accessing it outside the Apple ecosystem. The case is among a number against Apple and is one of the most high-profile antitrust cases in Europe against a US tech group. The people warned that the timing could still slip. Sadly, the EU has a poor track record making big US tech companies face the music in court. Apple is expected to drag the case out over years and take it to the highest court in Europe so don’t expect to see the company publicly humbled for a few years – if ever. https://fudzilla.com/news/52768-apple-broke-eu-law

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