Apple changes fees for alternative app stores in EU
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STOCKHOLM, Aug 18 : Apple said on Tuesday it will charge a 5 per cent commission on digital transactions in apps distributed outside its App Store, replacing a more complex system as it seeks to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
The company last year changed App Store rules and fees in the EU after the bloc’s antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers that they said hindered developers from directing customers outside the store.
The regulators criticised Apple’s conditions, including a new Core Technology Fee, saying they discouraged developers from using alternative app distribution channels on its iOS mobile operating system.
Apple said on Tuesday that App Store apps using alternative payment processing will face a 20 per cent commission, although fees could fall to 10 per cent under its small business programme.
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For apps distributed through alternative app marketplaces or the web, Apple will charge a 5 per cent Core Technology Commission.
The new terms eliminate the initial acquisition fee and store services fee charged under the previous system.
The changes, effective October 1, will resolve disagreements with the EU and the European Commission over these issues, Apple said.
The Commission said it welcomed Apple’s changes, and will monitor their implementation.
Apple will introduce a single set of terms for developers operating in the EU that are similar to the commission-based terms it offers in markets such as Japan and Brazil, the company said.
Japan and Brazil have sought to open up Apple’s App Store business model, under which developers have long paid commissions of up to 30 per cent on in-app purchases of digital goods and services. Apple is still litigating over what it can charge developers in the United States.
Source: Reuters
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