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Apple Challenges $2 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Spotify Complaint


Apple is challenging a $1.95 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for thwarting fair competition from music-streaming rivals,...

Apple is challenging a $1.95 billion fine imposed by the European Commission for thwarting fair competition from music-streaming rivals, including Spotify (via Bloomberg). The fine brought to a close a long-running investigation by the EU, triggered by a complaint from Spotify in 2015 into Apple's treatment of third-party music streaming services on the ‌App Store‌. Apple is targeting a sub-$500 starting price for its upcoming fourth-generation iPhone SE model despite a raft of rumored upgrades coming to the more affordable device.

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