No Link Ban, No Commission: Apple Loses Control of the App Store

A few weeks after the U.S. judicial decision prohibiting Apple from charging commissions on external app purchases, the European Commission is now also increasing the pressure. In a decision published on Monday, Brussels notes that Apple's previous app store rules violate current EU digital law. It is particularly disputed that app providers are not allowed to freely inform their users about alternative purchasing options and that Apple is deman…

Strict rules for app providers secured Apple billions of sales with commissions. In the US and the EU, they are no longer allowed.