Apple Inc. has accepted the European Union’s demands to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users of deals away from the company’s App Store, although it will still charge a fee for those sales. The announcement came after the company was hit with a €1.8 billion fine from Brussels regulators for alleged abusive behavior.
Music streaming apps on Apple’s App Store in Europe can now include a link to the developer’s website, informing users of alternative ways of buying subscriptions. However, Apple said it intends to charge a commission of as much as 27% on app sales made on a developers’ web page after a user has clicked on an external link from the app and made a purchase within seven days.
The European Commission in March ordered Apple to strike out what it regarded as abusive terms in its contracts with music developers and slapped the company with a hefty fine for the practice after a lengthy investigation originally sparked by Stockholm-based Spotify Technology SA.
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