-- Apple's new app installment charge is being probed by the European Commission over concerns the iPhone maker's 'core technology fee' will increase costs for software makers, Bloomberg reports citing unnamed sources.

-- The commission sent questionnaires to developers in December to learn more about the fee Apple can charge them in the EU under the Digital Markets Act, a relatively new European rulebook designed to curb Big Tech's market power.

-- Bloomberg reports that companies were asked if the added cost from the core technology fee could be passed on to consumers, whether Apple is right to claim the system will be cheaper for developers and if those developers have to change how they operate to align with the tech giant's new terms.

-- The commission and Apple declined to comment when approached by Bloomberg.


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