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title: "Spotify, Epic Games, and others pen letter to EC, claiming Apple has made a ‘mockery’ of the DMA"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/spotify-epic-games-and-others-pen-letter-to-ec-claiming-apple-has-made-a-mockery-of-the-dma-54fr9jnuk
source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/01/spotify-epic-games-and-others-pen-letter-to-ec-claiming-apple-has-made-a-mockery-of-the-dma/
type: article
source: "TechCrunch"
published: 2024-03-01T18:23:44.876Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:21:59.549Z
tags: ["apple", "spotify", "dma"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
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# Spotify, Epic Games, and others pen letter to EC, claiming Apple has made a ‘mockery’ of the DMA

**[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Epic Games, Spotify, and other developers have written a letter to the European Commission stating that Apple has made a mockery of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and urging the E.C. to take action. Apple's new DMA rules have been criticized for not creating a level playing field and introducing a Core Technology Fee that imposes additional costs on developers. The letter calls for alternative app stores and sideloading to be allowed.

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