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Netherlands: Watchdog to Investigate Apple Store

By  |  April 11, 2019

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) announced on Thursday, April 11, that it will investigate whether Apple abuses its position in the App Store by, for example, giving preferential treatment to its own apps.

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    The ACM suggested the investigation may be expanded to Google’s Play Store in future because of similar business practices by the company, reported Reuters. Both services are lucrative businesses for Apple and Google.

    The investigation was triggered by Dutch apps for news media which provided indications of possible anti-competitive behavior by the iPhone maker during the agency’s study into app stores, the ACM stated.

    “ACM will investigate, among other aspects, whether Apple acted in violation of the prohibition of abuse of dominance, for example, by giving preferential treatment to its own apps,” the Dutch enforcer said in a statement.

    Full Content: Reuters

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