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Apple exposes complicated system of App Store fees to avoid E.U. fine of 500 million euros
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+Apple Thursday made changes to its App Store European policies, saying it believes the new guidelines will assist the business avoid a fine of 500 million euro ($585 million) from the EU for violating the Digital Markets Act.
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The new policies are a complicated system of charges and programs for app makers, with some developers now paying three different fees for one download. Apple likewise is going to introduce a new set of rules for all app developers in Europe, that includes a cost called the "core innovation commission" of 5% on all digital purchases made outside the App Store.
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The changes Apple revealed are not a complete departure from the business's previous policy that drew the European Commission's attention in the first place.
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Apple said it did not wish to make the modifications but was required to by the European Commission's regulations, which threatened fines of approximately 50 million euros each day. Apple stated it believed its plan is in compliance with the DMA and that it will avoid fines.
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"The European Commission is needing Apple to make a series of extra changes to the App Store," an [Apple spokesperson](https://pattondemos.com/our-approach/) stated in a statement. "We disagree with this result and strategy to appeal."
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A representative for the European Commission did not state that Apple was no longer topic to the fine. He said in a declaration that the EC is taking a look at Apple's brand-new terms to see if the business remains in compliance.
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"As part of this evaluation the Commission considers it particularly essential to acquire the views of market operators and interested 3rd parties before choosing next actions," the spokesperson said in a statement.
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The saga in Brussels is the current example of Apple increasingly safeguarding its App Store policies, a key source of earnings for the iPhone maker through costs of between 15% and 30% on downloads through its App Store.
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It likewise reveals that Apple is continuing to declare it is owed a commission when iPhone apps connect to websites for digital purchases overseas regardless of a current court ruling that disallowed the practice in the U.S.
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[Steering rules](https://pattondemos.com/staffing/) no longer in effect in U.S.
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Under the Digital Markets Act, Apple was needed to permit app designers more choices for how they [distribute](https://pattondemos.com/quality-excellence/) and their apps. In particular, developers are no longer prohibited from informing their users about more affordable options to Apple's App Store, a practice called "steering" by regulators.
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In early 2024, Apple revealed its modifications, including a 50 cent fee on off-platform app downloads.
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Critics, consisting of Sweden's Spotify, pressed back on Apple's proposed changes, stating that the tech firm picked an approach that broke the spirit of the rules, and that its charges and commissions challenge the practicality of the alternative billing system. The European Commission examined for a year, and it stated on Thursday that it would again look for feedback from Apple's critics.
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"From the beginning, Apple has been clear that they didn't like the concept of following the DMA," Spotify said in 2015.
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company effectively changed Apple's guiding guidelines in the U.S. earlier this year, implicated Apple of "destructive compliance" in its technique to the DMA.
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"Apple's brand-new Digital Markets Act harmful compliance plan is blatantly unlawful in both Europe and the United States and makes a mockery of fair competition in digital markets," Sweeney published on social media on Thursday. "Apps with completing payments are not only taxed but commercially crippled in the App Store."
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The European Commission announced the 500 million euro fine in April. The commission at the time stated that the tech business might still have the ability to make modifications to avoid the fine.
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Apple's constraints on steering in the United States were tossed previously this year, following a court order in the long-running Epic Games case. A judge in California found that Apple had actually deliberately misguided the court about its guiding concessions in the United States and instructed it to right away stop asking charging a charge or commission on for external downloads.
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The order is currently in result in the United States as it is being appealed and has already moved the economics of app advancement. As an outcome, companies like Amazon and Spotify in the U.S.
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