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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Lisa O'Carroll and Dan Milmo

EU fines Apple €1.8bn over App Store restrictions on music streaming

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Spotify argued the App store restrictions benefited the iPhone maker’s own service, Apple Music. Photograph: Patrick Semansky/AP

Apple has been fined €1.8bn (£1.5bn) by the EU after an investigation found it had limited competition from music streaming services such as Spotify.

The fine is nearly four times higher than expected as the European Commission attempts to show it will act decisively on tech companies who abuse their dominant position in the market for online services.

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