Last year, the European Commission investigating allegations that Apple controlled the applications in the App Store in its own interests found that the company had breached European Union (EU) rules . . But this year, it looks like things are about to get a lot more painful for Apple.
Due to antitrust allegations and far-reaching regulations, the lawsuit against Apple could escalate and lead to fundamental changes in the way the company operates in the region . Accordingly, European regulators are preparing more comprehensive new laws that could quite force Apple.
Apple’s reliability is tested with new laws
How safe apps are in the App Store with new laws should be tested. However, it notes that the EU’s Digital Markets Act will also allow app makers to offer alternative payment methods for their services although Apple strongly opposes the idea. Last month, Apple made a small concession and changed developer guidelines to allow the use of alternative payment systems; However, the company still wants to get its share of total sales.
In addition, Apple appears to face further antitrust allegations over a previous investigation into how music streaming works in the EU and how it is being introduced into the Apple ecosystem be, and Apple is in trouble then you might think it looks bigger. As part of the investigation that has unfolded into a complaint from Spotify, Apple appears to be having a difficult time.
Spotify previously filed a complaint against Apple for limiting the options and treatment of its own apps that favored it, and subsequently filed a lawsuit in 2019 . had opened . Apple, on the other hand, flatly denied Spotify’s allegations of anti-competitive behavior saying that it considers these allegations to be misleading rhetoric aimed at helping Spotify’s own ambitions.
It is now believed that Apple will face a major EU “monopoly” fee as part of this investigation. It’s also believed to be a stronger argument against tech giants like Apple who can use their platforms to gain an edge over promising competitors. The EU expects to attack more antitrust allegations in the coming weeks, with an additional appeal statement, Reuters reported.
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