Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to App Store fines

Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections made by Apple to fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it levied over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple’s App Store.

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The ACM said Apple has complied with most of its demands to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, but had not met an undisclosed third element of the conditions related to the fines.

The ACM in 2021 ruled that Apple violated Dutch competition laws in the dating app market and required Apple to allow developers of dating apps to use third-party payment processors.

It fined Apple 5 million euros per week, eventually reaching 50 million euros during the period it failed to comply.

Apple objected to these fines, saying that the regulator had incorrectly defined relevant markets and had overestimated the dominance of Apple’s position in the dating app market.

The regulator rejected all of Apple’s objections in a decision dated July 13, 2023, which was published on Monday.

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MacDailyNews Note: “We disagree with the ACM’s original order, which degrades investment incentives and is not in the best interests of our users’ privacy or data security,” Apple said in statement. “As the ACM has denied our administrative appeal, we will appeal to the Netherlands courts.”
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