According to the Financial Times, the case has yet to be formally announced, but it has been two years in the making.

It all started when music streaming app Spotify brought a complaint alleging that Apple took a hefty 30 percent subscription fee in exchange for featuring it on its App Store but refused to let users know of cheaper ways of accessing it outside the Apple ecosystem.

The case is among a number against Apple and is one of the most high-profile antitrust cases in Europe against a US tech group. The people warned that the timing could still slip.

Sadly, the EU has a poor track record making big US tech companies face the music in court. Apple is expected to drag the case out over years and take it to the highest court in Europe so don’t expect to see the company publicly humbled for a few years – if ever.