Apple is the first Big Tech company to be charged under the DMA rules and could be fined up to 10% of its annual global revenue, or $38B based on 2023 numbers
Apple's App Store “steering” policies violate the EU's Digital Markets Act meant to encourage competition, said regulators in their preliminary ruling Monday.
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I mean, the fines are rarely levied at the maximum but if they are, I find it more instructive to count how many minutes of operating income they take to earn [embedded post]
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Apple is first company charged with violating EU's DMA rules | In addition to violating steering rules, regulators are investigating if Apple is undermining alternative iOS app stores.