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If Spotify wins European antitrust complaint, ‘Apple’s App Store monopoly is finished’

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<p>A noted legal expert weighing in on the various European <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/antitrust/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">antitrust[/url] complaints against Apple says that if <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/spotify/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify[/url] wins its case, the “<a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/app-store/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">App Store[/url] monopoly is finished” in Europe.</p>
<p>It was reported last week that the European Union is <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2021/03/04/apple-spotify-antitrust-concerns-eu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“finalizing a charge sheet against Apple[/url]” in regard to Spotify complaints. Although an interim step rather than a ruling, it would shift the burden to Apple to defend itself against the charges …</p>
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