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EU Commission fines Apple over €1.8 billion over abusive App store rules for music streaming providers (ec.europa.eu)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by Lemmyseewhatsup@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store. In particular, the Commission found that Apple applied restrictions on app developers preventing them from informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the app (‘anti-steering provisions'). This is illegal under EU antitrust rules.

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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Spotify should have handled their issues with the app store rules but just not making an IOS app. If the biggest music streaming service in the world didn't work with iPhones maybe Apple would have had to reconsider some things.

[–] DinkleDorph@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

They can't just not have an app... They don't have that much leverage over other music streaming services

[–] 520@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Conversely, not being on a platform with a very considerable amount of their current userbase could cost them massive amounts of subscribers, and possibly allow competitors to take their place.