Apple changed rules and fees in its App Store in the European Union on Thursday when the block’s anti -trust regulators ordered it to remove trade barriers to send users out of the store.
Apple said the developers will pay 20 % processing fees for purchases made by the App Store, though fees for Apple’s small business program could be reduced by 13 %.
Developers who send users outside the App Store for payment will pay at least five percent and a maximum of 15 percent. Developers will also be able to use more links as they want to send users to external payments.
The purpose of these changes is to help Apple to avoid a fine of five percent daily worldwide, or about 50 million euros (58 million or about 4946 million rupees), after which it is in compliance with the block’s digital markets act. Apple already paid a fine of 500 million euros (80 580 million or about Rs 4,962 crore) imposed by EU anti -trust regulators in April.
“The European Commission needs to make additional changes to the App Store with Apple, Apple said in a statement. We do not agree with the results and intend to appeal.”
In a statement, the European Commission said it would now review Apple’s changes to comply with the Digital Markets Act.
The Commission said in a statement, “As part of this diagnosis, the Commission considers it especially important to get the views of market operators and third -party views before deciding on the next steps.”
In a statement published on the Social Media Site X, Tim Swini, the CEO of APEC Games, who has long been contested by Apple with Apple, has made Apple’s changes “mocked in fair competition in digital markets. Not only is the taxpayer -based payments.”
Apple did not immediately respond to the request to comment on Swinn’s remarks.
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