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EGDF: Apple's New Business Terms Continue to Undermine Fair Competition (translated)
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The European Game Developers Federation and 17 other organisations representing app developers, digital businesses, news media, consumers and civil society groups sent a joint letter criticising Apple's new business terms proposed in the EU, arguing that they still fail to resolve compliance concerns under the Digital Markets Act. The signatories believe that excessive fees and restrictive conditions could make it difficult for alternative distribution channels to develop effective competition, further affecting the choices available to developers and players as well as the space for innovation; they called on the European Commission to consult affected groups before making a decision and to improve the transparency of the relevant process.
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EGDF: Apple’s new business terms continue undermine fair competition
Source: EGDF
Sakigarasu's Take
The dispute puts players' freedom of choice somewhere easy to miss: on the surface there are more payment routes, but the platform still decides what each route costs. If developers cannot absorb the terms, the supply most likely to shrink may be niche games and alternative stores.
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