Apple tries get €500M EU fine tossed

Apple is on the hook for a €500 million (US $587 million) anti-steering fine in the EU, so it's reportedly doing what any profit-driven enterprise in such a position would do: Appealing.

The iMaker has been on Brussels' radar since the Digital Markets Act (DMA) was just a twinkle in the eyes of legislators. The DMA includes anti-steering provisions, which are meant to prohibit companies from directing users to products or services that help them while foreclosing competition. In the case of Apple, European lawmakers contend Apple broke those rules by preventing developers from guiding users to non-Apple app stores for purchases they wanted to make inside apps, such as game add-ons or subscriptions.

In 2024, Apple announced a number of changes to its systems to help it comply with the DMA, including web distribution of apps and support for approved alternative app stores, but those and other moves ...