Dutch regulator rejects Apple's appeal over App Store fines
Apple will have to pay the Netherlands $53 million in fines over third-party payment in the App Store, after its objections were denied.
Apple will have to pay the Netherlands $53 million in fines over third-party payment in the App Store, after its objections were denied.
Apple has introduced its Tap to Pay secure contactless payment system to the Netherlands, with two local firms adopting the service for the iPhone, and more expected to follow.
A Dutch regulator says Apple's proposal to enable third-party payments for dating apps in the regional App Store isn't sufficient enough to abide by its order, though it admits some improvement was made on the matter.
A Dutch regulator warns that while Apple has to pay the maximum 50 million euro ($55 million) fine for failing to abide by its dating app payments order for the App Store, there may be more, higher penalties on the way.
Apple will again be fined for failing to make changes to its App Store in the Netherlands, with the Dutch antitrust watchdog stating that the company's latest proposal isn't in compliance.
Apple has submitted a fresh proposal to a Dutch regulator about third-party payment processing for the country's dating apps, a new attempt at complying with an order as the iPhone maker is handed another 5 million euro ($5.5 million) fine.
Apple's requirement for dating apps in the Netherlands to submit a separate binary if they want to use alternate payment systems is reasonable, Apple argues in its letter to a dutch regulator, since it's a process Apple follows in other regions.
Apple has told a Dutch regulator it is complying with an order to enable third-party in-app payments to the country's dating apps, after receiving five weekly $5.7M fines on the matter.
European antitrust head Margrethe Vestager says that Apple paying fines instead of complying with Dutch App Store laws shows how Big Tech intends to "circumvent the rules."
Tuesday's iOS and HomePod beta releases includes a new, fifth US voice for Siri, plus the ability for HomePod and HomePod mini to respond to requests in Dutch.
Apple has yet to implement — or even respond to — App Store feedback from Dutch regulators despite the country's antitrust watchdog levying a $5.7 million fine for the fifth consecutive week.
Apple shouldn't force developers into creating more versions of dating apps if they want to take in-app payments using third-party processors, the dutch antitrust regulator has declared, with Apple still failing to abide by its App Store ruling.
An antitrust regulator in the Netherlands is once again investigating whether Apple has done enough to comply with its order over dating app alternative payment options, after Apple said it would still require developers to pay a 27% commission for using a third-party payment system.
Following changes to the App Store to comply with the Netherlands law, Apple has revealed that it will cut its 30% commission to 27% for eligible apps.
Apple has not done enough to appease a regulator's order concerning App Store payment rules affecting dating apps in the Netherlands, a decision that has now cost the company 5 million euros.
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets will be looking into Apple's proposal for how it plans to handle dating app alternative payment options, to see if the company has sufficiently complied with the regulatory order.
Despite being forced into providing alternative payment systems to dating apps in the Netherlands, Apple has made it perfectly clear with developer documentation that it will still collect its App Store commission from developers.
Apple has confirmed it will be complying with a regulatory order to change its App Store payment rules, by allowing dating apps in the Netherlands to use third-party payment mechanisms.
Dutch antitrust regulators have ruled that Apple's App Store broke competition laws in the country, and have demanded changes to its in-app payment policy early in 2022.
Two years after competing banks in the Netherlands unveiled support, the region's Volksbank is now said to be preparing to accept Apple Pay, though details are scant.
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