After the U.S. Senate s negative hearing on App Store issues, the EU Commission is preparing to issue charges against Apple over its App Store
In June 2020 Patently Apple posted a report titled Apple responds swiftly to two new EU Antitrust Investigations into their App Store and Apple Pay Practices. The investigation began in 2019 with a complaint by Spotify.
News out of Europe this morning claims that Margrethe Vestager, the EU’s competition chief, will publicly issue charges against Apple later this week over concerns that the rules it sets for developers on its App store break EU law.
The case is among a number against Apple and is one of the most high profile antitrust cases in Europe against a US tech group. The people warned that the timing could still slip. For more, read the full Irish Times report.
On Monday, the Coalition for App Fairness will hold a press conference prior to the Senate Hearing on App Store Issues on Wednesday
On Monday Patently Apple posted a report titled Apple was Surprised by Senators Letter regarding a Hearing on App Store Issues and will send their Chief Compliance Officer to Washington. The report noted that on Sunday, Apple responded to the leading members of the subcommittee, Senators Amy Klobuchar (Dem) and Mike Lee (Rep), in a letter,
agreeing to send Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Andeer to testify on Wednesday April 21.
Timothy Powderly, senior director of government affairs for the Americas, wrote that Apple was surprised by the letter from Klobuchar and Lee, saying it had previously expressed a willingness to participate but simply sought alternative dates in light of upcoming matters that have been scheduled for some time and that touch on similar issues.