Apple overhauls EU App Store fees to settle its DMA dispute
Apple is overhauling its EU App Store fees to settle a long dispute with the European Commission. The company announced the changes on Tuesday, after what it called close collaboration with the Commission. Developers can sign the new terms today, and they take effect on 1 October.
The headline change is the end of the Core Technology Fee. That was a per-install charge on developers who bypassed the App Store. A 5 percent Core Technology Commission on digital transactions replaces it. Apple is also scrapping the initial acquisition fee and the store services fee.
Apple said the new model moves every EU developer onto a single set of business terms. “These changes resolve Apple’s disagreements with the Commission over business terms and alternative distribution,” the company said.
The new commission rates
Apple is adjusting its commissions across every route to market. The rates, from Apple’s own announcement, are as follows.
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