Apple App Store, Apple Pay Targeted in EU Antitrust Probes, Spotify Cheers Moves

The European Union has ratcheted up its scrutiny into Apple, announcing that it has formally launched investigations into whether Apple’s rules for app developers on the distribution of apps via the App Store violate EU competition rules. In addition, European regulators opened an antitrust investigation into Apple Pay.

If the EU determines Apple violated antitrust laws,

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