Apple is losing the antitrust battle and soon won’t be able to charge commissions from external payment platforms

Apple has been fighting antitrust regulators across the globe, and it’s about to lose yet another battle in the US after trying to make commissions from purchases made on third-party payment platforms. But in the latest regulatory filing from Apple itself, the company admits that it may no longer be able to do so.

The EU Commission was the first to force Apple to allow third-party app stores on its platform since the company’s official App Store charges a 30% commission on each purchase, including in-app purchases. This way, creators can’t distribute their content anywhere else and are…