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Apple’s facing another antitrust headache as Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, investigates its App Store over concerns of unfair trading practices, according to TechCrunch.
A press release from the Authority (written in Spanish and machine translated) says “Apple may be engaging in anti-competitive practices” and could be conducting “abuse of a dominant position.”
The investigation could take up to two years to reach a conclusion, but if the CNMC finds Apple guilty, the company could face a huge fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover amounting to billions of euros.
A statement from Emma Wilson, Apple spokesperson, said the company would “continue to work with the Spanish Competition Authority to understand and respond to their concern.”
Apple claims that its rules for developers are consistent and fair and says that over 90% of App Store revenues are paid to developers without it taking any commission.
Apple’s EU Headache Continues
This isn’t the first time Apple has been under investigation. Back in March, the tech giant was fined €1.48 billion over anti-steering in relation to music streaming apps. In June, the European Commission accused Apple of violating the Digital Markets Act with its App Store policies, limiting developers who want to link to alternative payment options.
Apple isn’t alone in facing antitrust issues in the EU. The European Commission is currently investigating whether Meta’s pay or consent advertising model breaches the DMA. It could also face a 10% global revenue fine if found guilty. The Commission is likewise looking into Google’s Play Store policies.
