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Apple has 'very serious' non-compliance issues with key EU digital law: commissioner
“We have a number of Apple issues. I find them very serious. I was very surprised that we would have such suspicions of Apple being non-compliant,” the EU’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe…
The remarks surfaced just days after the Financial Times reported that the European Commission was preparing formal charges against Apple for alleged anticompetitive behavior in its App Store. AFP via Getty ImagesIf the company is found to have violated the law, it could face fines of up to 5% of its average daily worldwide turnover, or a little more than $1 billion per day, according to the FT. When the investigation was first announced, EU officials said they were looking at whether Apple’s compliance plan, which includes charging a “core technology fee” to maintain access to its App Store, was “defeating the purpose” of the DMA.
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