Apple appeals EU's €500M fine over App Store payment restraints
The European Commission issued the fine in April, saying that Apple failed to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules to allow developers to accept payments for their apps outside Apple's ecosystem.
Apple revised its fee structure for app distribution in the EU in late June with a more complicated framework that includes an initial acquisition fee, a store services fee, along with a core technology commission to accommodate alternative payment methods. This move was likely to avoid further fines from the European Commission.
'We believe the European Commission's decision — and their unprecedented fine — go far beyond what the law requires. As our appeal will show, the EC is mandating how we run our store and forcing business terms which are confusing for developers and bad for users,' Apple told TechCrunch in a comment.
The story has been updated with Apple's comments
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