US EditionApple Appeals ‘Unprecedented’ €500 Million EU App Store Fine
EUROPEAN UNION, JUL 7 – Apple changed its App Store policies and fee structure after a €500 million fine for limiting developers from informing users about alternative purchases, with fees dropping to a max of 20%.
- Apple has submitted an appeal against the European Commission’s 500 million euro penalty imposed in April 2025 for breaching the Digital Markets Act.
- The fine followed the EU's mandate that Apple change its App Store rules on steering, which Apple says exceeds the law and mandates how the store is run.
- In late June, Apple updated its App Store policies to meet regulatory requirements, enabling developers in the EU to direct users to payment options outside the App Store and introducing a revised fee structure with two distinct tiers.
- The new fee system caps commissions at 20 percent, down from 30, with tiers including a 5 percent fee for limited services and 13 percent reduced to 10 percent for small developers.
- Apple contends that the EU has overstretched the legal boundaries concerning anti-steering rules, levied an unparalleled fine, and intends to argue in court that these actions negatively impact both developers and users.
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Apple appeals €500m EU fine over App Store
If there’s one company that does not take kindly to outside interference, it’s Apple. On July 8th, the tech giant formally escalated its fight with the European Commission over a €500 million fine, taking the case to the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg. This dispute centres on how Apple runs its app store. According to Brussels, the company breached the new Digital Markets Act by stopping… Source
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Reuters. DMA’s anti-steering rules. These regulations require app developers to have the ability to inform customers about alternative offers outside the App Store without incurring a charge. Euronews that immediate financial sanctions would not be applied to Apple or Meta if they fail to meet compliance deadlines. Verdict, a GlobalData owned brand. Story Continues The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informa…
Accused of violating DMA, Apple was sentenced in April last. It had to change the rules of the App Store and pay a fine of 500 million euros. Now, the North American company...
Apple has appealed the EU's €500 million fine, arguing that the regulator is exceeding its powers and imposing conditions that are harmful to developers and users.
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