Apple has revised its App Store guidelines In the European Union with the hope of defending the fines according to the digital competition regulations of the 27-nation block.
It is a last minute requirement to avoid further fees after a penalty of 500 million euros ($ 585 million) in April. The executive commission of the block punished apple for Prevent the app manufacturer From showing users to cheaper options outside the App Store and gave it a 60-day period that expired on Thursday to avoid additional fines.
The changes made by Apple make the app manufacturers facilitate better offers for digital products and options to pay them outside the App Store from Apple, including other websites, apps or alternative app stores.
The California Company also uses a two-stage fee system to absorb app developers who want to use alternative payments.
“The European Commission demands Apple to make a number of additional changes in the App Store,” said Apple in a statement. “We do not agree with this result and plan to make a call.”
The Commission determined the announcement of Apple and will now evaluate these new terms and conditions for compliance with DMA and refer to the EU Digital Markets Act. The rule book should contain the power of Big Tech company, which is threatened by high fines worth up to 10% of the global annual turnover of a company.
DMA’s provisions include requirements that developers inform customers about cheaper shopping options and address them to these offers.
Apple’s restrictions prevent developers from being rejected by some companies. This is the reason, for example, Spotify has removed that In-app payment Option to avoid paying a commission of up to 30% for digital subscriptions that were bought via iOS.
