The European Commission fined Apple $1.9 billion (1.8 billion euros) today for putting barriers in place for music apps in its app store.
The fine validated antitrust concerns raised by Spotify about how Apple is a gatekeeper in the market. Regarding music, the EU said, “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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