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[reference.com](https://www.reference.com/business-finance/information-technology-important-58ecdab8c223b370?ad=dirN&qo=serpIndex&o=740005&origq=technology)<br>Apple exposes intricate system of App Store fees to avoid E.U. fine of 500 million euros<br>[ask.com](https://www.ask.com/news/future-technology-innovations-will-change-lives-forever?ad=dirN&qo=serpIndex&o=740004&origq=technology)
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Apple Thursday made modifications to its App Store European policies, saying it believes the brand-new rules will assist the business avoid a fine of 500 million euro ($585 million) from the EU for breaching the Digital Markets Act.<br>
<br>The brand-new policies are a complicated system of charges and programs for app makers, with some designers now paying three different costs for one download. Apple also is going to introduce a brand-new set of guidelines for all app designers in Europe, that includes a cost called the "core innovation commission" of 5% on all digital purchases made outside the App Store.<br>
<br>The changes Apple revealed are not a total departure from the company's previous policy that drew the European Commission's attention in the first location.<br>
<br>Apple stated it did not want to make the modifications but was required to by the European Commission's regulations, which threatened fines of as much as 50 million euros daily. Apple stated it thought its plan is in compliance with the DMA which it will prevent fines.<br>
<br>"The European Commission is requiring Apple to make a series of additional modifications to the App Store," an Apple spokesperson stated in a statement. "We disagree with this result and plan to appeal."<br>
<br>A representative for the European Commission did not say that Apple was no longer subject to the fine. He stated in a declaration that the EC is looking at Apple's new terms to see if the business is in compliance.<br>
<br>"As part of this evaluation the Commission considers it especially important to get the views of market operators and interested 3rd parties before selecting next actions," the spokesperson stated in a declaration.<br>
<br>The legend in Brussels is the most recent example of Apple increasingly safeguarding its App Store policies, an essential source of revenue for the iPhone maker through costs of between 15% and 30% on downloads through its App Store.<br>
<br>It also reveals that Apple is continuing to claim it is owed a commission when iPhone apps link to sites for digital purchases overseas despite a current court judgment that disallowed the practice in the U.S.<br>
<br>Steering guidelines no longer in effect in U.S.<br>
<br>Under the Digital Markets Act, Apple was needed to allow app designers more choices for how they distribute and promote their apps. In specific, developers are no longer restricted from telling their users about cheaper options to Apple's App Store, a practice called "steering" by regulators.<br>
<br>In early 2024, Apple announced its modifications, consisting of a 50 cent cost on off-platform app downloads.<br>
<br>Critics, consisting of Sweden's Spotify, pressed back on Apple's proposed modifications, saying that the tech firm picked an approach that violated the spirit of the guidelines, and that its charges and commissions challenge the viability of the [alternative billing](https://pattondemos.com/quality-excellence/) system. The European Commission investigated for a year, and it stated on Thursday that it would once again look for feedback from Apple's critics.<br>
<br>"From the beginning, Apple has actually been clear that they didn't like the idea of following the DMA," Spotify stated last year.<br>
<br>Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose business successfully changed Apple's steering rules in the U.S. earlier this year, accused Apple of "destructive compliance" in its approach to the DMA.<br>
<br>"Apple's brand-new Digital Markets Act harmful compliance plan is blatantly unlawful in both Europe and the United States and makes a mockery of reasonable competitors in digital markets," Sweeney posted on social media on Thursday. "Apps with completing payments are not just taxed however commercially crippled in the App Store."<br>
<br>The European Commission revealed the 500 million euro fine in April. The commission at the time said that the tech business might still have the ability to make modifications to avoid the fine.<br>
<br>Apple's constraints on steering in the United States were tossed earlier this year, following a court order in the long-running Epic Games case. A judge in [California](https://pattondemos.com/our-approach/engagement-models/) found that Apple had actually the court about its steering concessions in the United States and instructed it to immediately stop asking [charging](https://pattondemos.com/social-media-and-mobility/) a fee or commission on for external downloads.<br>
<br>The order is currently in impact in the United States as it is being appealed and has actually already shifted the economics of app advancement. As a result, business like Amazon and Spotify in the U.S.<br>