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Apple going after Dating Apps?! This is Mischievous

Apple going after Dating Apps?! This is Mischievous

Apple’s approach of demanding app creators to use its in-app payment method and pay charges of 15% to 30% on digital goods purchases is not being liked by regulators and lawmakers.

The Netherlands’ competition regulator said Apple Inc violated the country’s competitor laws and instructed changes to Apple’s App Store payment policies.

In an investigation by the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) on if Apple’s practices resulted in an abuse
of the predominant market. Later reduced range to concentrate mainly on the dating market apps, including Tinder owner Match Group Inc.

“We disagree with the order given by the ACM and have filed an appeal,” Apple stated. Adding that “Apple does not have a dominant role in the market for software distribution in the Netherlands, has supported massive aids enabling creators of dating apps to reach consumers and flourish on the App Store.”

The regulator’s decision said Apple infringed competition laws. It has demanded Apple to adjust the irrational conditions in its App Store that involve dating-app providers. The decision orders Apple to allow dating-apps providers to use alternative payment systems. The company will face a fine of up to 50 million euros ($56.6 million) if it fails to comply.

Cr: LA Times

Apple was given until Jan. 15 to implement changes, a statement said. “We applaud the ruling issued today by a Rotterdam Court affirming the ACM’s decision that Apple’s forced use of its in-app payment systems and other practices violate Dutch and EU competition law, and must be eliminated by January 15th,” Match group said in an email statement.

The revelation of Apple’s regulatory lapse in the Netherlands arrives after the iPhone maker lost a fight in South Korea to stop a law that requires huge app platform providers like Apple and Google to allow creators to use third-party payment services.

Google indicated it will authorize such payments, though it will still charge them. Apple has still not commented on its plans for compliance in Korea. Apple is also currently facing proposed legislation in the European Union and the United States that would force it to change its in-app payment policies and other business methods opposed by app creators.

Apple going after Dating Apps?! This is Mischievous

Apple going after Dating Apps?! This is Mischievous

Apple’s approach of demanding app creators to use its in-app payment method and pay charges of 15% to 30% on digital goods purchases is not being liked by regulators and lawmakers.

The Netherlands’ competition regulator said Apple Inc violated the country’s competitor laws and instructed changes to Apple’s App Store payment policies.

In an investigation by the Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) on if Apple’s practices resulted in an abuse
of the predominant market. Later reduced range to concentrate mainly on the dating market apps, including Tinder owner Match Group Inc.

“We disagree with the order given by the ACM and have filed an appeal,” Apple stated. Adding that “Apple does not have a dominant role in the market for software distribution in the Netherlands, has supported massive aids enabling creators of dating apps to reach consumers and flourish on the App Store.”

The regulator’s decision said Apple infringed competition laws. It has demanded Apple to adjust the irrational conditions in its App Store that involve dating-app providers. The decision orders Apple to allow dating-apps providers to use alternative payment systems. The company will face a fine of up to 50 million euros ($56.6 million) if it fails to comply.

Cr: LA Times

Apple was given until Jan. 15 to implement changes, a statement said. “We applaud the ruling issued today by a Rotterdam Court affirming the ACM’s decision that Apple’s forced use of its in-app payment systems and other practices violate Dutch and EU competition law, and must be eliminated by January 15th,” Match group said in an email statement.

The revelation of Apple’s regulatory lapse in the Netherlands arrives after the iPhone maker lost a fight in South Korea to stop a law that requires huge app platform providers like Apple and Google to allow creators to use third-party payment services.

Google indicated it will authorize such payments, though it will still charge them. Apple has still not commented on its plans for compliance in Korea. Apple is also currently facing proposed legislation in the European Union and the United States that would force it to change its in-app payment policies and other business methods opposed by app creators.