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EU investigates Apple anti-trust music antics

by on02 April 2015


Time to face the music

EU regulators think it is time that Apple faced the music over the way it has handled its streaming service in the old country.

Apple's rumoured music streaming service has yet to be launched, but it is already be facing some legal issues.
Reports from the Financial Times have suggested that the EU could be looking to take action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations with its music streaming service.

The problem here is that Apple might be abusing its leadership position as a distributor of Coldplay and U2 music to Apple fanboys to unfairly compete against the likes of Spotify who have free listening tiers which are supplemented by advertisements.

EU regulators have asked record labels as well as other streaming services to see if there might be any kind of agreements they have with Apple.

What this seems to indicate is that the EU is getting wise to Apple's tactics. It has a theory that it is doing exactly what it did with ebooks and therefore it can be uncovered in the same way.

For those with short memories, Apple was found guilty and forced to pay out rather a large fine and promise not to do it again.

Apple is not a leader when it comes to music streaming and had a miserable time with the record labels as they were not going to fall for the same negotiating trick, which made Apple the market leader, twice. But that does not stop a decent and embarrassing investigation taking place.

Last modified on 02 April 2015
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