
The EU’s head of antitrust Margrethe Vestager has revealed the bloc is taking a “keen interest” in the new fees Apple has put in place for app developers as part of its new alternative app marketplace policy.
Apple introduced alternative app marketplaces to iPhone in the EU earlier this month with iOS 17.4. As a result, developers can now build their own app marketplaces to distribute software by means other than Apple’s App Store. Since then, Apple has also introduced Web Distribution for developers who want to offer their apps for download directly from a website on iPhone.