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EU regulators assess Apple's plan for complying with music streaming order
Apr 8, 2024 4:16 AM

BRUSSELS, April 8 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators

are checking to see if an Apple ( AAPL ) proposal would comply

with their order to let Spotify ( SPOT ) and other music

streaming services inform users of payment options outside its

App Store, the European Commission said on Monday.

The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if

its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy the EU

competition enforcer, which issued its order together with a

1.84 billion euro ($2 billion) fine last month

Under Apple's ( AAPL ) proposal, the Swedish music streaming service

Spotify ( SPOT ) and others can include a link to their websites to

inform users of other ways to purchase digital goods or

services, away from Apple's ( AAPL ) App Store.

They can also invite users to provide their email address to

be sent a link to the platform's website to buy digital music

content or services. Such links, however, carry a 27% fee to

Apple ( AAPL ), including for subsequent auto-renewing subscriptions.

"We are currently assessing whether Apple ( AAPL ) has fully complied

with the decision," a Commission spokesperson said.

"In general, if the Commission suspects that there is

non-compliance with an adopted decision, it will send the

undertaking concerned a Statement of Objections ..."

Spotify ( SPOT ) bemoaned the fact that it was still waiting for

Apple ( AAPL ) to comply with the EU order, five weeks on.

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