The National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has just published a new press release in which calls for a direct investigation into Apple for “possible anti-competitive practices” related to the App StoreThey would be infringing “prohibited abuse of dominant position”, according to article 2 of the Competition Law and article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of European Law. How serious is this for those in Cupertino?
Apple is now under investigation in Spain for the App Store
As if the already delicate situation with the EU were not enough, Spain is now one of the countries investigating Apple for anti-competitive practices. Let us remember that a few months ago, the United States also spoke out against this fact, something that has escalated to the Department of Justice of the North American country.
Apple could face a multi-million dollar fine
According to the press release, Apple is engaging in “consistent anti-competitive practices” that in turn They impose “unfair commercial conditions” on all Spanish developers that use the App Store as a means of distributing their apps. The CNMC clarifies that this investigation was initiated ex officio because the economic activity related to app stores has gained some relevance.
Apple could be sanctioned in the same way as the EU has considered in similar situations. In this case, The fine would be up to 10% of Apple’s global business volume.clarifying that the amount would correspond to the previous year (2023).
The investigation could take several months, even years.
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Finally, CNMC concludes that there is no action of prejudice on a final result of research but rather There will be a maximum period of up to 24 months to instruct the file and its final resolution.The file number with which updates to the case will be carried out has been released and that It can be consulted through the official website of the organization.
We will have to wait for Apple’s official statement on this case.which we will be following closely on iPadizate.
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