No it wont include IAP by third party as those apps still come from the App Store.
An app being listed doesn’t translate to taking a cut on sale inside the store and then continue. Outside the store. We don’t do this for anything else and it will be prohibited by Eu
It’s might be anti competitive tho.
Yes. Apple will get a cut of IAP, whether it’s through apple or a 3rd party.
Good job it isn't the only option to sell their wares then, since developers can write apps for numerous different platforms. Just like how someone selling a product doesn't have to sell it in Tesco if they can't agree terms but can still sell it is Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons if they can agree terms. Yes you won't gain access to as many customers, but that's how it works.
unlikely.
doesn't matter when it comes to anti competitive behavior, apple have a large part of the market as a duopoly. this means apple will be limited in how they can write contracts or limit suppliers such as anti steering clauses
It’s my opinion. Things dont always work out the way people think…see the epic vs apple trial for a great example.
Do you have an educated foundation for your opinion? Epic vs apple already have case laws to draw conclusions in apple’s favor. But this doesn’t help in European court of justice.
Apple has around a third of the European market. Hard to argue market power with that low a percentage.
gs.statcounter.com
a position of economic strength enjoyed by an undertaking which enables it to prevent effective competition being maintained on the relevant market by giving it the power to behave to an appreciable extent independently of its competitors, customers and ultimately of its consumers'Apple has around a third of the European market. Hard to argue market power with that low a percentage.
Mobile Operating System Market Share Europe | Statcounter Global Stats
This graph shows the market share of mobile operating systems in Europe based on over 5 billion monthly page views.
Despite the fact that this forum and the US as a whole are more Apple-focused. The real argument for monopoly power and anti-competitive actions should be directed at Google, not Apple. They're the ones with the dominant market position. They're the ones that have used they're market power to all but eliminate competition from other app stores.
The EU is heading In the direction of a second class technical citizen. What company is going to want to invest and innovate under much of this legislation.
Anyone who wants access to 400 million consumers. And even Microsoft welcomes these laws.
Fair enough. But, as I said, Google meets that definition far, far more than Apple. They control 65% of the market and actively discouraged other app stores across various Android OSs. Even those it doesn't control.
Well google is included in the anti trust investigation. Especially for forcing manufacturers to include google services and bundle other applications.
But, again, they don't have the same abusive position. They're in very different positions. Ignoring the difference is disingenuous. Having 65% of the market and forcing other manufacturers to support your store is far, far different than having 35% of the market and only controlling your own devices.
That is also why they are judged by different standards. Anti competitive is still anticompetitive when you have two options instead of 10
Okay...? Different standards? Two options instead of 10? I'm not sure what you are getting at here.
Not different standards, but they are breaking different rules. Apple don’t allow side loading or third party payments.
Breaking rules? There is no rule that requires allowing sideloading. Again, this comes down to antitrust law. Not just things that you feel are unfair.
Sure, but the main reason there a duopoly is that Google has forced other companies to include Google Play. That's not Apple's fault.
