EU says Apple anti-steering rules in breach of DMA, officially investigating Core Technology Fee terms<div class="feat-image">
</div><p><strong>Update</strong>: Apple has provided this statement in response to the preliminary findings, saying that it is confident that its rules complies with the law:</p>
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<p>“Throughout the past several months, Apple has made a number of changes to comply with the DMA in response to feedback from developers and the European Commission. We are confident our plan complies with the law, and estimate more than 99% of developers would pay the same or less in fees to Apple under the new business terms we created. All developers doing business in the EU on the App Store have the opportunity to utilize the capabilities that we have introduced, including the ability to direct app users to the web to complete purchases at a very competitive rate. As we have done routinely, we will continue to listen and engage with the European Commission.”</p>
<p><strong>From earlier today</strong>: The European Commission has
formally announced today its preliminary view that Apple is in breach of the Digital Markets Act, surrounding App Store anti-steering rules.</p>
<p>Additionally, the commission is also officially investigating Apple’s ‘alternative business terms’ that allow app developers to release apps outside of the App Store. This includes whether the Core Technology Fee per-install payment structure, and how many steps it takes to allow and install an app marketplace, are in compliance with the DMA rules.</p>
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EU says Apple anti-steering rules in breach of DMA, officially investigating Core Technology Fee terms
