Spain's antitrust regulator, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), has expanded its investigation into Apple over potential anti-competitive practices related to the App Store. The probe now includes scrutiny of whether Apple imposes unequal commercial conditions on developers, particularly concerning pricing schedules for third-party apps sold through its marketplace. This expansion follows initial concerns about Apple's control over competition among app developers. The investigation aims to determine if Apple's policies restrict fair competition in the mobile application market in Spain.
En Espagne, l'enquête contre Apple "élargie" après la découverte d'infractions potentielles https://t.co/7E8aYiu7EY https://t.co/L01PKFXkp3
Spain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it was expanding its investigation into possible anti-competitive behaviour by Apple for allegedly imposing unequal commercial conditions on developers of mobile applications sold at its app marketplace. https://t.co/qiDfF8dtqw
WSJ: SPAIN EXPANDS ANTITRUST PROBE INTO APPLE OVER APP STORE PRICING PRACTICES 🇪🇸 SPAIN’S ANTITRUST REGULATOR — THE CNMC (COMISIÓN NACIONAL DE LOS MERCADOS Y LA COMPETENCIA) — HAS WIDENED ITS INVESTIGATION INTO APPLE FOR POSSIBLE ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR RELATED TO APP STORE