The exclusivity of the App Store was so far a huge source of income for Apple.
Apple has ignored the judgment on access to competing boutiques, considers American justice
Service activity, which includes the application shop, musical streaming platforms (Apple Music) and video (Apple TV), as well as remote data storage (iCloud) now weighs 28% of business income.
In Europe, the regulations on digital markets (“Digital Markets Act” or DMA), which entered into force last year, obliges the six largest world players in tech, including Apple, to open their platforms to competition.
Under pressure from regulators and justice, Apple had already enabled certain publishers to go through another payment system, via an Internet page, but still led to 27% commission.
The new version of the regulation does not mention a commission, which means that the use of a third -party platform is now free of charge. Change only applies as the United States.
In her decision rendered on Wednesday, Ms. Gonzalez Rogers notably orders Apple to no longer take any commission on the transactions carried out outside her application shop.
She also intimate him not to send a message to users who wish to go through a shop or a third party application, except to tell them that they do not go through the App Store.
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