The European Commission imposed a fine of 1.84 billion euros on Apple for non-compliance with European Union competition rules in the online music market. Spotify, a very popular music streaming platform, appealed to the European Commission against the practices of the giant American group.
Apple expressed its regret at the penalty “which was taken despite the Commission’s inability to discover the slightest credible evidence of harm to consumers” The giant American company believed that the fine “ignores the facts associated with the existence of a thriving, competitive and rapidly growing market.