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Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:41 AM (permalink)
Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week | KitGuru
 
According to Financial Times (via The Verge), the European Commission is set to issue antitrust charges against Apple this week. This follows an investigation that began in early 2020, following a complaint from Spotify in 2019. Spotify took issue with Apple taking a 30 percent revenue cut from subscriptions on iOS and if sources are accurate, the EU will indeed be siding with Spotify on that.
 
Specific actions that the EU will take against Apple still remain unclear, but we should hear more on that in the coming days. This is the latest development in a long saga of antitrust complaints against Apple over the iOS App Store. Apple is also set to go to trial and defend itself against a lawsuit from Epic Games next month, a lawsuit that was brought about due to App Store policies and the eventual removal of Fortnite from iOS.
 
Personally I hope the EU wins this case. I believe Apple's 30 percent cut from subscription is just wrong. 

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    Re: Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:50 PM (permalink)
    Apple can charge what they like in my view, their platform.

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    Re: Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:04 PM (permalink)
    They all want a piece of that chunk money. Apple has enough money to pay the fines

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    Re: Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:10 PM (permalink)
    I find it interesting that is okay with some for folks buy and scalp GPUs, but Apple, heck no.  Apple built a specific platform, has created an easy to use device, attracted a loyal following and maintained this level of pricing since the beginning.  Additionally, how much would an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch cost if Apple had to just charge the consumer for all this and let the App developers take in the dollars they think they deserve?  I do not see the App developers helping out users. Maybe if they did, they would get some support from me.  Additionally, how would the Apps get to consumers if Apple did not create the vehicle?  Interesting that the EU could wreck it, but I suspect otherwise.
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    Re: Apple will reportedly face EU antitrust charges this week Thursday, April 29, 2021 5:56 AM (permalink)
    Still wondering what will happen with that Epic Games case

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