The core here is that the app stores of phone vendors devices bypasses competition laws by being a form of monopoly where the device vendor dictates the terms.

The core here is that the app stores of phone vendors devices bypasses competition laws by being a form of monopoly where the device vendor dictates the terms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_competition_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_competition_law "Abuse of dominance" "(c) applying dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage;" https://www.timetoplayfair.com/facts/ https://www.timetoplayfair.com/facts/ " Does Uber pay it? No. Deliveroo? No. Does Apple Music pay it? No." "(a) directly or indirectly fix purchase or selling prices or any other trading conditions;" 30% commission to Apple is a form of price fixing. A lawyer could argue that is anti competitive. "Price discrimination[55] Arbitrarily charging some market participants higher prices that are unconnected to the actual costs of supplying the goods or services." "(d) apply dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage;" It sounded by Spotify that for example Uber had been given a different deal. "Second, Article 102 of the Treaty prohibits firms that hold a dominant position on a given market to abuse that position, for example by charging unfair prices, by limiting production, or by refusing to innovate to the prejudice of consumers." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act_of_1890 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Antitrust_Act_of_1890 "price discrimination between different purchasers, if such discrimination tends to create a monopoly" "A Section 2 monopolization violation has two elements:[16] (1) the possession of monopoly power in the relevant market; and (2) the willful acquisition or maintenance of that power as distinguished from growth or development as a consequence of a superior product, business acumen, or historic accident." One could argue that the app store is a form of monopoly where Apple dictates who gets to sell and who dont and at what commission level.