• Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's competition chief, has accused Apple of "skipping" the EU's competition rules and "disabling" competition through its App Store policies. Vestager stated that Apple's practices in the App Store, such as forcing developers to use its own in-app payment system and preventing them from informing users about alternative payment options, are anti-competitive and harm consumers.

• Vestager argued that Apple's actions in the App Store go against the principles of the EU's Digital Markets Act, which aims to ensure fair and open digital markets. She said that Apple's behavior is an example of the kind of practices the EU seeks to address with this new legislation, which will impose stricter rules on large tech platforms.

• The article notes that Vestager's comments come as the EU continues its antitrust investigation into Apple's App Store policies. The investigation is examining whether Apple's rules for app developers, including the requirement to use Apple's own payment system, constitute an abuse of the company's dominant position in the market.