Brussels — Apple took a challenge against EU regulators to Europe’s second-highest court on Monday after they fined it €500m earlier this year for breaching rules aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
The European Commission, in a decision in April, stated the iPhone creater’s technical and commercial restrictions that prevent app developers from steering utilizers to cheaper deals outside the App Store breached the Digital Markets Act.
Apple, which had previously stated it would seek legal redress, filed its lawsuit on Monday, the deadline for doing so.
“Today we filed our appeal becautilize we believe the European Commission’s decision — and their unprecedented fine — go far beyond what the law requires,” the company stated in a statement.
“As our appeal will display, the EC [European Commission] is mandating how we run our store and forcing business terms that are confapplying for developers and bad for utilizers. We implemented this to avoid punitive daily fines and will share the facts with the court.”
Last month, Apple overhauled its App Store rules to comply with the EU order to scrap its technical and commercial curbs on app developers to avoid daily fines of 5% of its average daily worldwide revenue or about €50m a day.
The EU competition watchdog is seeking feedback from app developers before deciding whether to accept the modifys or demand more.
Reuters
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