Apple’s App Store Broke Competition Laws, Dutch Watchdog Says

Apple’s App Store Broke Competition Laws, Dutch Watchdog Says
The apple logo is projected on a screen before the start of a product launch event at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2019. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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The Netherlands’ top competition regulator on Friday said Apple Inc. broke the country’s competition laws and ordered changes to the iPhone maker’s App Store payment policies.

Apple’s practice of requiring app developers to use its in-app payment system and pay commissions of 15 percent to 30 percent on digital goods purchases has come under scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers around the world.