I wonder how this kind of amount is decided, a percentage of the profit they have earn from the decision perhaps ? what is the metrics ? It seems enormous but it's kind of fair when you profit from a monopoly position in an economical infrastructure.<p>I have no idea how this legal stuff work but it sure does seem fascinating.
They still have to pay the 13 billion one...
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple's_EU_tax_dispute" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple's_EU_tax_dispute</a><p>So not sure what the point is :)
does this mean I'll be able to create my own App Store app as I like it or there will be 5000 pages
agreement how to do this "properly" and such apps simply will not be allowed on Apple store for "not compliance" or it'll be "open season" for all now?<p>Knowing Apple there might be former, not the latter... until 3 years
later there will be another verdict.. :D
I knew it! This is what they were after from the start. Milk a US company for that fine cash! And make it look like they were looking out for consumers who have no shortage of options in any product vertical apple operates in.<p>If there weren't much more important global issues happening, why this isn't resulting in a tradewar with EU should be a news headline.<p>I hope Apple realizes that they need to curate inferior products for EU users so they can keep the market. But I gotta say, apple is bending backwards, even getting rid of the objectively superior lightning for USB-C (consumers get inferior features) and they still managed to fine them.<p>The spotify is superior and more popular than apple music, so apple is already losing. If you look hard enough and long enough at someone's activity you will find a reason to fine them. Equal before the law means equal scrutiny as well.