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Thank you, Mr. Air, a netizen of CTOnews.com, for your clue delivery! CTOnews.com, October 31 (Xinhua)-- the Dutch Consumer and Market Authority (ACM) said that Apple's App Store cut system violates EU competition rules. Apple may later be forced to lower its commission rate.

In fact, Apple and ACM have clashed over commissions before, and ACM called the commission "unfair."

In June of Pixabay2022, Apple and ACM reached an agreement on a dating app, but the case was not closed. After being fined 50 million euros (CTOnews.com Note: currently about 388 million yuan), Apple proposed to reduce the cut from 30% to 27%, which ACM now decides is not enough.

According to the Dutch ruling in July, Apple hurt developers "by charging inexplicably high fees". Dutch authorities believe that the commission Apple charges developers has the problem of abuse of power.

The decision is likely to push for stricter antitrust scrutiny by the 27 EU countries on the fairness of Apple's fee structure for different apps. The European Commission is already investigating how Apple restricts apps from telling users that there are cheaper subscription services outside the app store.

Dutch regulators say Apple's rule is unfair to companies that offer subscription services (such as video members, where iOS is more expensive than Android), such as Tinder, which must pay Apple up to 30 per cent commission to be on the App Store.

Foreign media believe that ACM's investigation into Apple may mark the opening of a broader antitrust investigation in the European Union. If it turns out that Apple charges too much, Apple may be forced to adjust its fee structure. Of course, Apple can also take the initiative to respond, such as lowering fees now, but that is highly unlikely.

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