Apple has agreed to stop preventing music streaming apps from informing users of deals outside of the App Store in Europe, but will still charge a fee for those sales.
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 for those sales.
The announcement came after the company was hit with a €1.8 billion fine from Brussels regulators for alleged abusive behaviour. The European Commission in March ordered Apple to strike out what it regarded as abusive terms in its contracts with music developers and slapped the company with a hefty fine for the practice after a lengthy investigation originally sparked by Stockholm-based Spotify Technology SA.
Apple, which previously charged as much as 30% on app sales, said Friday that the commission’s decision didn’t apply to the company’s fee structure.
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