The ACM vs. Apple AppStore – A Second Chance To Get It Right
The Dutch case concerning the Apple App Store appears to make a (welcome) comeback. The […]
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Why you (often) don’t need the essential facility doctrine in the digital economy? – Interpreting Lithuanian Railways and Slovak Telekom
The insights from Lithuanian Railways and Slovak Telekom may have serious implications for the application […]
Epic v Apple (3): two perspectives on app stores’ 30% commission fee
In a first blog post in this Epic v Apple series, we introduced the high-stakes […]
Epic v Apple (2): market power and foreclosure in the app distribution market(s)
Epic’s battle against Apple has been extensively covered in media in the past month. This […]
Re-imagining the Abuse of Economic Dependence in a Digital World
As proven by the recent consultation on the Digital Services Act, the European Union is […]
App stores and (potential) abuses of dominance – an opportunity to reshape competition law enforcement in digital markets
During the past few weeks the number of complaints against Apple’s practices concerning the App […]
Business users vs. platforms – a (not entirely) new battle frontier
The recent complaint of Spotify against Apple is yet another case concerning the contractual relationship between online […]
Apple’s App Store commission fee and (anti-competitive) governance: when a platform’s zero-pricing strategy becomes expensive
These days Apple is at the Supreme Court trying to defend its pricing scheme for […]
The Commission proposes a Regulation on platform-to-business trading practices
On 26 April 2018, the European Commission adopted its Proposal for a Regulation ‘on promoting […]