The European Commission has fined Apple €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for unfair competitive practices involving its music streaming service, Apple Music, following a complaint by Spotify. Apple device users in the European Union “were not able to make a free choice as to where, how and at what prices to buy music streaming subscriptions,” EU competition chief Margarethe Vestager said in a press conference on Monday. The fine relates to Apple’s practice of charging companies a 30% fee for sales made through apps running on Apple’s iOS operating system for iPhones and iPads. Companies that want to …