{"id":132481,"date":"2019-05-07T02:11:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/?p=244048"},"modified":"2019-05-07T02:11:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T18:11:40","slug":"eu-advances-spotify-complaint-over-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/05\/07\/eu-advances-spotify-complaint-over-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"EU advances Spotify complaint over Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tThe European Commission (EC) decided to formally investigate allegations Apple gives preferential treatment to its own music service, following a complaint from Spotify, Financial Times (FT) reported.<\/p>\n

Its decision was reportedly made after discussions with customers, competitors and other market participants, with the probe set to commence in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Spotify lodged a complaint with the EC [1] in March, accusing Apple of implementing harmful App Store policies and giving its own music service an \u201cunfair advantage at every turn\u201d. Apple hit back [2], insisting \u201ceveryone is playing by the same set of rules\u201d and alleging Spotify wanted to reap the benefits of the App Store ecosystem \u201cwithout making any contributions to that marketplace\u201d.<\/p>\n

EC competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager previously said it was considering a probe.<\/p>\n

Apple could face hefty fines if Spotify’s claims are upheld: US tech giant Google has been fined a total of more than \u20ac8 billion from three separate EC investigations in recent years, notably a \u20ac4.3 billion [3] penalty for forcing device makers using its Android operating system to install Google apps; and another \u20ac2.42 billion [4] for using its search engine to promote its shopping service over rivals.<\/p>\n

The EC recently declined to open an investigation into whether Apple was hindering mobile payment rivals in favour of Apple Pay, finding it is not a dominant force [5] in the market.<\/p>\n

News of the music player probe comes ahead of Apple\u2019s World Wide Developer\u2019s Conference, set to start on 3 June, at which the company is expected to showcase updates to its iPhone operating system and core apps.<\/p>\n[1] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/apps-home-banner\/apple-faces-ec-complaint-over-app-store-conditions\/
\n[2] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/apple-hits-back-in-spotify-spat\/
\n[3] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/ec-slaps-e4-3b-fine-on-google-following-android-probe\/
\n[4] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/featured-content\/home-banner\/ec-hits-google-with-e2-4b-fine\/
\n[5] https:\/\/www.mobileworldlive.com\/money\/news-money\/eu-mulls-apple-pay-probe\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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