Another EU antitrust complaint has been lodged against AppleBoth Spotify and Tile have lodged previous similar complaints.
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Another antitrust complaint has been formally lodged against Apple.
Rakuten subsidiary Kobo has complained to the European Commission.
It says it's unfair that Apple takes a 30% cut off ebook sales whilst promoting Apple Books.
Another formal complaint about Apple's anticompetitive practices has been filed with the European Commission, this time by Rakuten subsidiary Kobo.
According to The Verge, a new Financial Times report details the complaint.
Rakuten filed the complaint back in March, alleging that it is anti-competitive of Apple to take a 30% commission on ebook sales through the App Store, whilst at the same time promoting its own Apple Books service.
As the report notes, this is similar to a 2019 complaint from Spotify which argued Apple was stifling competition and consumer choice by favoring its own Apple Music platform. Apple takes a 30% cut of Spotify subscription fees in the firs...
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Another EU antitrust complaint has been lodged against Apple
