Between Epic Games and Apple App Store Although Apple has won the case of directing foreign purchases, the company is not at all comfortable. The Cupertino tech giant must also allow downloading of applications from outside Apple’s closed ecosystem, in accordance with European Union regulations. Apple plans to impose new fees and restrictions on such downloads.

For the first time, applications can be downloaded outside the App Store, but…

Apple, via app store its policy requiring downloads, “It ensures that iPhones are relatively safe and free of viruses.” Although they continued to defend it on the grounds that Apple did not allow competition due to its high commissions and absolute control over the market, the opponents’ view was that Apple did not allow competition and this had negative consequences for users. So both parties do what they do for the sake of the users He argued that this was so.

Of course, in a bureaucratic sense European Union prevailed and was only valid in Europe. Apple, third-party applications must allow downloads. In fact, companies like Meta, Spotify and Microsoft have already started thinking about how to take advantage of this situation. While Meta plans to offer downloads through Facebook ads, Spotify plans an application that can be downloaded from its own site. Microsoft, on the other hand, is trying to open a store that directly contains third-party applications.

Apple continues to monitor applications

Apple, which must also make changes before the end of March to comply with the new regulations maintain control over applications It works. Therefore, the company will review any application downloaded from outside the store. According to sources close to Apple, the tech giant plans to receive money from developers who offer an alternative to downloading applications outside its own store. There is no official statement from the company for now.

These plans from Apple could also cause developers who plan to provide their applications to users for free to change paths. According to industry analysts 70-80% of Apple’s operating profit It comes from the App Store.