EU says Apple Music unfairly competes with Spotify in the App StoreWhat you need to know
Apple Music unfairly competes with Spotify, according to the EU Commission.
Apple charges 30% of in-app purchases, affecting Spotify's ability to make money.
No surprise there, then.
Apple is again in hot water over the way it runs the App Store after the EU Commission announced that it has informed the company of a "preliminary view that it distorted competition in the music streaming market." In other words, the commission believes that Apple Music has an unfair advantage over Spotify – a company that has complained about Apple on the regular.
According to Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, Apple's charging of "high commission fees" is enough to give Apple Music an unfair advantage over the competition.
Our preliminary conclusion: @Apple is in breach of EU competition law. @AppleMusic compete with other music streaming services. But @Apple charges high commission fees on rivals in the App store & forbids them to inform of alternative sub...
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EU says Apple Music unfairly competes with Spotify in the App Store
