Apple braces for EU investigation after Spotify complaint

Streaming service accuses iPhone maker of abusing its dominance of its App Store

Apple is bracing itself for a formal antitrust investigation by Brussels after the iPhone maker was accused by the music streaming service Spotify of anti-competitive behaviour.

Margrethe Vestager, the European commissioner for competition, is said to be poised to launch an inquiry over claims that one of the world's most valuable companies has behaved unlawfully by abusing the dominant position of its of its app store in the market.