The European commission has announced the closure of two of the investigations were started on the 16th of June, 2020 against Apple. It would seem a good news for the company in Cupertino, but, in reality, the decision was taken to avoid the investigation of many of the same practices antikonkurruese.
Six of the investigation is still ongoing
About 4 years ago, the European Commission launched an investigation into the four behaviors of the law of the Apple. One of them is connected to the restrictions placed on the developer, namely the obligation to use the system, and the purchase in the application, and the prohibition of the information, the user has the choice for the most inexpensive blerjeje out of the App Store provision against the direction.
The investigation was shut down, because both practices are banned by the Law of the Markets, the Digital (DMA), of which the Apple is the assumption that they have to observe, as a guard. Just today, the European Commission declared it a violation of law in connection with the klauzolën of the anti-leader. Two of the investigations of the other, to be brought, according to the DMA, to address the limitations of other users and the developers.
However, in the investigation, started up, also on the 16th of June, 2020, for the distribution of books, electronics/audio, and transmission of music to be open-ended. In the case of the latter, and Apple received a fine of 1.84 billion euros.
The investigation is the sixth in a follow-up, i also launched on the 16th of June 2020, it has to do with the exclusive use of the çipit NFC (these “tap and go”), from Apple Pay. Based on the rumors in the past, the European Commission has recognised the efforts of the communications communicated by Apple in February, so that the investigation would be closed in the following weeks.
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