Exactly how much Apple will have to pay is unknown at this time, but earlier this year, the EUfined Apple $2 billionfor anticompetitive behavior against third-party music services. Under the DMA, the European Union can fine Apple up to 10 percent of its global annual sales. Note: Due to...
According toa reportfromBloomberg, the EU may be gearing up to fine Apple for failure to comply with the DMA, though details are still unknown. The fine could be levied before Margrethe Vestagerleaves officein November, or it could be pushed to a later date in 2024. The anonymous sources s...
The investigation found that Apple banned streaming services from telling users about how much subscription offers cost outside of their apps, including links in their apps to pay for alternative subscriptions or even emailing users to tell them about different pricing options. The fine comes the sa...
The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, Oct 16, 2019. [Photo/Agencies] US tech giant Apple will soon be hit with a fine of up to 500 million euros ($540 million) from the European Union for breaking the law on ...
So in both cases Apple was not making a dime from them for commission. That strategy was Spotify's choice right from the beginning. And yet the EU is trying to fine Apple $1.8 billion for supposed abuse of the music streaming market. Reactions: StyxMaker, SnowCrocodile, DefNotAn...
If WhatsApp decide they want a share of your business revenue to be compensated for their service, surely that's their private matter? If you don't like it, you'll just vote with your walled and use another messenger, right? Timo_Existencia said: As it stands now, Apple only...
Apple is challenging a 1.8 billion-euro ($1.9-billion) fine by the European Union for thwarting access to information about cheaper music streaming services, an EU court said Tuesday.
Apple may be the target of a 500 million euro ($538 million) fine from the European Commission, with the regulator expected to impose the charge following its competition probe into how it treats Apple Music's competitors. EU flags The European Commission has been investigating whether Apple ...
In justifying the move, the Commission emphasized the need for deterrence, stating that "such lump sum fine was necessary ... to deter Apple from repeating the present or a similar infringement, and to deter other companies of a similar size and with similar resources from committing the same...
In response to the fine, Apple has announced its decision to appeal, arguing that the commission failed to present “any credible evidence of consumer harm”. Additionally, Apple emphasized that the European music streaming...