We have already forgotten, but before the controversy started by Facebook over Apple's new privacy policy, we had a controversy that involved Apple and the App Store. Controversy because several developers accused Apple's position to impose their commissions for anyone who would like to be on a company device. We saw it mostly with Epic Games who withdrew Fortnite because they did not want to pay Apple 30% of their profits. And not only the developers, international organizations decided to investigate these practices in the face of such alarm. Now it's RThe United Kingdom that initiates an investigation against Apple ... Keep reading that we tell you all the details of this.
The investigation has been initiated by the Competition and Market Authority of the United Kingdom, an investigation similar to the one currently under way by the European Union but remember that the United Kingdom is no longer part of it. They focus on investigate Apple's management of app distribution on iOS and iPadOS devices in the UK, and the terms and conditions that govern the platform. All behind the complaints of the developers who speak of anti-competitive practices by Apple. And if, according to the first reports, UK sees reasonable grounds to think that Apple enjoys a monopolistic position.
And yes it's true there is no other "legal" way to distribute iOS apps, and all this under the premise that Apple controls the apps with the aim that in the end we as users have reliable apps. Much remains to be investigated and decided, the truth is that all This pressure has already led Apple to reduce the commission it charges to small developers from 30% to 15%Good news, but we'll see how this evolves and how Apple changes its policies. In the end, an iPhone is not an iPhone without its applications, and it is the company that also has to take care of its developers.
