Apple’s App Store will be investigated by the European Commission for anti-competitive behaviour and distorting the music market. Saturday, 21 June 2025.

Apple has announced that its app ecosystem generated $1.1trn in total billings and sales last year, more than 90pc of which was commission free and went directly into developers’ pockets.

Apple is contesting a €500 million fine imposed by the EU under the Digital Markets Act. The European Commission accused the ...

Per App Store rules, Spotify is currently required to split the revenue of any subscriptions made inside its application that use Apple’s In-App Purchase system, with Apple’s commission ...

Keep in mind that this is just a preliminary ruling and that the European Commission doesn’t have to issue a final ruling until March 25, 2025. But if the charges are upheld, Apple could be ...

Apple said it will cut App Store fees by half, to 15%, for software developers with less than $1 million in annual net sales on its platform. The move is a high-profile olive branch from Apple to ...

The App Store Small Business Program slashes Apple's cut of in-app transactions to 15% for developers paid less than $1 million by Apple in 2019. That rate is also post-commission, meaning it's ...

Apple’s App Store commission cut is a very clever way to reduce the antitrust pressure on the company, but it’s not a magic bullet. Early responses suggest that both complaints and ...

Developers are, of course, already complaining about Apple’s decision to require a 27% commission on sales made through its App Store — even though only one category of app is currently included.

Apple could face an EU competition charge sheet in the coming weeks after a complaint by rival Spotify that it unfairly pushed its own music streaming service, two people familiar with the matter ...

Under the new settlement, Apple also said it would create a $100 million fund for payouts to small app developers and agreed to not raise the commission rate for small developers, which it reduced ...