Apple is appealing the 500 million euro ($570 million) fine that it is facing in the European Union for allegedly violating the Digital Markets Act.
In a statement to MacRumors, Apple said that the fine is unprecedented, and goes beyond what the law requires.
Today we filed our appeal because we believe the European Commission’s decision–and their unprecedented fine–go far beyond what the law requires. As our appeal will show, the EC is mandating how we run our store and forcing business terms which are confusing for developers and bad for users. We implemented this to avoid punitive daily fines and will share the facts with the Court.
Apple was fined in April for restricting app developers from informing users about purchase options available outside of the App Store. The European Commission said that developers should have the ability to direct customers to outside of the App Store.
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