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U.K. Apple Store. But the U.K. is not part of the EU
Developers in the EU can avoid the Core Technology Fee as long as they continue to follow the old rules and have in-app payments directed to Apple’s in-app payment processing platform. Apple did reduce the so-called “Apple Tax” charged to developers who use its platform for in-app payments from a range of 15%-30% to a lower 10%-17% range.
While today’s report notes that the European Commission could formally announce charges against Apple during “the coming weeks,” these findings are preliminary and Apple might still have some time to make the necessary changes to iOS that would keep the European Commission off of its back.