Apple cured its big tax headache in Europe. It’s now facing far bigger antitrust problems on both sides of the Atlantic
Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment on the ongoing antitrust probeson its tax bill, noting that it paid more than $100 billion in corporate taxes worldwidethat it would make some changes to its App Store later this summer to assuage some developer concerns, including the ability to appeal the company's guidelines for app approvals. The company hasn't yet said how those appeals will work or when they will begin.
that Apple imposes unfair restrictions on how they can access the company's popular operating system. In particular, companies have complained about Apple’s in-app payment system, which takes a 30 percent cut of most transactions, including app downloads and services like music and dating app subscriptions.
“It is very difficult for developers and apps to speak out because Apple is the only way for them to reach Apple users. The power that they have is enormous,” said Melissa Newham, one of Shao’s co-authors and a Ph.D. candidate in economics at KU Leuven University in Belgium.“They can learn about the performance of rival apps,” said Newham, who focuses on competition policy and worked as a trainee at the European Commission’s competition unit.
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