The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just 1 million euros ($1.06 million) for imposing abusive commercial clauses on French app developers for access to the company’s App Store, a court ruling showed.
The ruling said there was no need to order Apple, which has a market value of around $2.1 trillion, to change the App Store clause as the EU’s upcoming Digital Markets Act would require changes in any case. Will be
While small in size compared to the huge profits generated by Apple, the Paris court fine is another sign of the legal pressures Apple faces to loosen its grip on the App Store, until now an alternative to reach customers. The only gateway for app developers.