Apple has been the target of two EU antitrust investigations on its App Store and Apple Pay.
Apple found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations on its App Store and Apple Pay on Tuesday, as regulators said its terms and conditions and restrictions could violate the bloc’s competition rules.
The European Commission has said a probe would look into the mandatory use of Apple’s integrated purchasing system and restrictions on the ability of developers to inform iPhone and iPad users of other possibilities. purchase cheaper outside applications.
The case was sparked by a complaint from Swedish music streaming service Spotify last year. Another smaller rival also filed a similar grievance regarding electronic books and audio books in March of this year.
“Apple appears to have secured a” gatekeeper “role in distributing applications and content to users of popular Apple devices,” said European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager in a statement.
The second case focuses on Apple’s terms and conditions on how Apple Pay should be used in merchant apps and websites, as well as the company’s refusal to allow competitors to access the system of payment.
Launched in 2014, Apple Pay marked the diversification of the company by selling devices such as iPhones and iPads.
