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In 2016, Apple CEO Tim Cook responded to a $14.5 billion tax penalty handed out by Vestager by calling it 'political crap', shared Katie Collins, CNET's London-based news reporter, adding that there is no indication at this stage how long the investigations might take, but previous investigations into US tech giants have run for years before a decision is announced. Photo: mediapostДЇor Apple, this isn't the first run-in with Europe's Competition Commission or Vestager.

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вЂњItвЂ™s disappointing the European Commission is advancing baseless complaints from a handful of companies who simply want a free ride, and donвЂ™t want to play by the same rules as everyone else,вЂќ it said.Д®U opened a second investigation into the mobile App Store. вЂњWe follow the law in everything we do and we embrace competition at every stage because we believe it pushes us to deliver even better results,вЂќ the company said in a statement, cited AP News. However, Apple rejected the allegations, saying it has created new products and services in the worldвЂ™s most competitive markets. вЂњI have therefore decided to take a close look at AppleвЂ™s App Store rules and their compliance with EU competition rules.вЂќ вЂњWe need to ensure that AppleвЂ™s rules do not distort competition in markets where Apple is competing with other app developers, for example with its music streaming service Apple Music or with Apple Books,вЂќ she added. вЂњIt appears that Apple obtained a вЂgatekeeperвЂ™ role when it comes to the distribution of apps and content to users of AppleвЂ™s popular devices,вЂќ Vestager said in a statement. Leading the charge is Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, who believes Apple has assumed too powerful a position within the mobile marketplace. The investigation into the App Store comes after a complaint from Spotify in March 2019 and a subsequent complaint from e-reader company Kobo over how Apple takes a 30 percent commission on every subscription signed up through its App Store in the first year, and then a 15 percent cut, revealed The Financial Times.Д¬ommission opens investigations into Apple's App Store rules.

ItвЂ™s looking into Apple Pay over allegations that the company refuses access to the payment system in some cases and amid concerns that it limits access to the вЂњtap and goвЂќ function on iPhones. The EUвЂ™s Executive Commission said it launched the formal investigations over concerns that AppleвЂ™s way of doing business hurts consumers by limiting choice and innovation and keeping prices high. Photo: Getty ImagesДЄs reported by AP, European Union (EU) regulators began two antitrust investigations on Tuesday, June 16 into AppleвЂ™s mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort competition, opening a new front in the EUвЂ™s battle against the dominance of big tech companies.

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