Apple Agrees to EU Antitrust Demand in Fight on App Payment
- EU ordered Apple to let music apps offer outside subscriptions
- But new payment rules still come with costs for music apps
Apple said it intends to go ahead and charge a commission of as much as 27% on app sales made on a developers’ web page.
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Apple Inc. said it has accepted European Union demands to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of deals away from the company’s App Store, although it will still charge a fee on those sales.
The Cupertino, California-based iPhone maker said Friday that music streaming apps on its App Store in Europe can now include a link to the developer’s website, informing users of alternative ways of buying subscriptions. The announcement came after the company was hit with a €1.8 billion fine from Brussels regulators for alleged abusive behavior.