The penalty is for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside the Apple app store.

The European Commission’s decision was triggered by a complaint by the Swedish music streaming service over this restriction and Apple’s 30% fee.

The EU competition enforcer said Apple abused its dominant position in the market for a decade.

Margrethe Vestager said, Apple had done this by "restricting developers from informing consumers about alternative, cheaper music services available outside of the Apple ecosystem.

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    8 months ago

    The difference lies in the fact that you NEED to be on the app store to be on iPhones, and that Apple has a competing service to Spotify (Apple Music) that can be more profitable and easier to sign up for thanks to having no 30% fee