Lawsuitsby GlyphEU Commission: Apple music streaming fine antitrust case
Regulator
European Commission
acted against
Against
The Commission found Apple abused its dominance in distributing music streaming apps on iOS by barring developers from informing users about cheaper subscriptions outside the app. The case followed a complaint by Spotify.
The case
- Regulator
- European Commission
- Docket
- AT.40437
- Opened
- Jun 16, 2020 formal proceedings opened Source
- Decided
- Mar 4, 2024
- Status
- On appealApple appealed to the General Court.
- Outcome
- The Commission fined Apple over EUR 1.8 billion for anti-steering rules that stopped music streaming apps from telling iOS users about cheaper offers.
- Amount
- EUR 1.8 billion
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