EGDF welcomes EU Commission's findings on Apple and Alphabet
According to the EDGF, Apple and Alphabet must be stopped from hindering third-party app stores and payment systems on their platforms. This is the response of the European Games Developers Federation (EGDF) to the latest findings of the EU Commission.
Last week, the EU Commission imposed a fine of €500 million on Apple, among others, for violations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to the Commission, Apple failed to comply with its obligation to allow app developers to inform users about their apps free of charge via alternative app stores, to direct users to these offers and to give them the opportunity to purchase them there. "Due to a number of restrictions imposed by Apple, app developers cannot fully benefit from the advantages of alternative distribution channels outside the App Store", the press release of the European Commission says.