Apple fined billions for abuse of market • Table.Briefings

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition, gives a press conference on a competition case. — „Apple has abused its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps via its App Store for a decade“, said EU Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.

Apple must pay a fine of €1.8 billion. The EU Commission accuses the company of abusing its dominant position on the market for music streaming apps and thus harming users.

Anyone who wanted to sell their paid music streaming service via the App Store and thus reach users of iPhones and iPads had to pay a commission to Apple. In addition, they were not allowed to point out that the same service (without commission) could possibly be obtained more cheaply in another way. In the Commission’s opinion, these clauses (anti-steering provisions), which Apple imposed on developers, violate EU antitrust regulations. It therefore imposed a fine of €1.8 billion on Apple on Monday.

Apple fined billions for abuse of market power in music streaming

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