The European Commission said on Monday it is launching an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices of Apple’s App Store, the third such probe looking into whether the US tech giant is breaking EU rules on the digital market. “We are concerned Apple’s new business model makes it too hard for app developers to operate as alternative marketplaces & reach their end users on iOS,” EU competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager said on X. iOS is the operating system for Apple’s iPhones. The commission said it will examine Apple’s practice of charging alternative app stores and app devel…