Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is contesting a $1.95 billion (1.8 billion euros) fine imposed by the European Union, which accuses the tech giant of undermining fair competition from music-streaming services like Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT).
The company has filed an appeal with the EU's General Court in Luxembourg to overturn the decision made in March, according to a report from Bloomberg.
The EU's action against Apple also includes a mandate to stop preventing music-streaming apps from informing users about cheaper deals outside of its App Store.
Spotify has been changing its app, such as displaying pricing information in-app for EU users, to comply with the European Commission's antitrust ruling ...