According to MacRumors, Apple has criticized proposed UK App Store regulations, saying they would give regulators an excessively intrusive role in how the company operates its business. Apple submitted this feedback to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority as part of its regulatory review process.
If UK regulators force steering allowances, developers could gain the right to point users toward cheaper external payment options, echoing what's already unfolding in the EU and US. Worth watching whether the final rules apply broadly or carve out categories, since that determines whether smaller studios actually recover margin or just inherit more compliance overhead. For anyone shipping paid iOS apps, treat this as another sign that platform payment terms are becoming region-specific and worth designing around.
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