--- title: SAP averts an EU antitrust fine by opening up its... description: The European Commission has closed its antitrust investigation into SAP's maintenance and support practices for on-premise enterprise software after accepting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/sap-averts-an-eu-antitrust-fine-by-opening-up-its-support-market-j8mth26cy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: SAP averts an EU antitrust fine by opening up its support market | daily.dev og:description: The European Commission has closed its antitrust investigation into SAP's maintenance and support practices for on-premise enterprise software after accepting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/sap-averts-an-eu-antitrust-fine-by-opening-up-its-support-market-j8mth26cy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/J8MtH26Cy.png og:image:alt: SAP averts an EU antitrust fine by opening up its support market og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # SAP averts an EU antitrust fine by opening up its support market **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The European Commission has closed its antitrust investigation into SAP's maintenance and support practices for on-premise enterprise software after accepting a package of commitments from the company. SAP agreed to offer an alternative licence fee calculation method, eliminate reinstatement fees, reduce back-maintenance charges, and allow licence termination in cases of insolvency. The commitments apply globally for 10 years, effectively turning a European regulatory settlement into a worldwide policy change. SAP avoids a potentially multi-billion euro fine and any formal infringement finding, while the Commission secures enforceable behavioral changes without lengthy litigation. The concessions modestly erode SAP's recurring maintenance revenue but align with the company's broader strategy of migrating customers from legacy on-premise systems to cloud subscriptions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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