Microsoft says Apple's new App Store rules are 'a step in the wrong direction'

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Apple's new plan to comply with the European Union's tech regulations has already drawn criticism from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify. Now Microsoft is weighing in with its own concerns, calling the App Store changes in the EU "a step in the wrong direction." Apple has proposed a new Core Technology Fee for apps that want to operate on third-party app stores in the EU. It will require developers using third-party app stores to pay €0.50...