"As part of an EU ruling, Apple was forced to allow third-party marketplaces for apps once the Digital Markets Act (DMA) took effect in 2024. Apple agreed to allow such stores, but implemented fees of €0.50 per installation if the number of downloads exceeded one million, among other rules. In April 2025, the EC found Apple to be in " non-compliance" with the DMA over rules on "steering" users to alternative payments and levied a $500 million fine."
""The European Commission has refused to let us implement the very changes that they requested," Apple said in a statement to Bloomberg. "In October, we submitted a formal compliance plan and they have yet to respond. The EC is using political delay tactics to mislead the public, move the goal posts, and unfairly target an American company with burdensome investigations and onerous fines.""
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) required Apple to allow third-party app marketplaces, prompting Apple to set new terms including a €0.50 per-install fee for large-scale downloads and later a proposed five percent Core Technology Commission (CTC). The European Commission found Apple non-compliant in April 2025 over steering and alternative payments rules and imposed a $500 million fine. A developer, MacPaw, shut down its Setapp third-party store, citing complex and mismatched business terms. Apple asserts the Commission has refused requested implementation changes and alleges political delay tactics and unfair targeting with burdensome investigations and fines.
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