Apple could face a fine of approximately $539 million (€500 million) from the EU and a ban on its alleged anti-competitive practices in the App Store for streaming music services, according to . The publication, which cites five anonymous sources with knowledge of the matter, reports that the European Commission will announce its ruling early next month.
The investigation stems from an antitrust complaint filed by Spotify in 2019 and focuses on App Store rules that at the time prevented developers from directing customers to alternative subscription options outside the app, which could be cheaper already. that they would not have to compensate Apple's 30. percent rate. Apple later loosened these restrictions. According FOOTThe Commission will say that Apple violated EU antitrust law and created “unfair trading conditions” for its rivals with the App Store's “anti-governance obligations.”
