“If the commission’s preliminary views were to be ultimately confirmed, none of Apple’s three sets of business terms would comply with article 5(4) of the DMA, which requires gatekeepers to allow app developers to steer consumers to offers outside the gatekeepers’ app stores, free of charge.”
Apple offered developers three sets of terms, and Brussels says all three break the law. The Commission is also examining the 50-cent “core technology fee” Apple charges every time an app is installed. Apple gets 12 months to comply before fines of up to 10% of global revenue, and the EU says it would rather talk. Apple has turned compliance into a negotiation, and the fee keeps running while it talks.