Apple to allow downloads outside App Store in EU, with new fees


An Apple logo is pictured outside an Apple store in Lille France September 13 2023. REUTERSStephanie LecocqFile Photo

An Apple logo is pictured outside an Apple store in Lille, France, September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo

(Reuters) -Apple on Thursday outlined its plans to allow software developers to distribute their apps to users in the European Union outside of Apple's own App Store.

The move is in response to a new EU law called the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which requires companies with more than 45 million monthly active users and a 75 billion-euro ($82 billion) market capitalization to, among other things, make their apps compatible with those of rivals and let users decide which apps to pre-install on their devices.

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