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Apple has ‘very serious’ issues under EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act – Vestager
Apple has numerous “very serious” issues under the EU’s sweeping Digital Markets Act, the bloc’s competition chief Margrethe Vestager…
Why Apple killed Apple Pay Later
Apple is shutting down its Apple Pay Later program, which let customers make purchases on an installment plan. Apple Pay Later was…
Apple to conclude ‘tap-and-go’ NFC payments probe with EU
Apple will conclude a long-running EU antitrust investigation into its mobile payments system by allowing rivals greater access to NFC chips…
Apple reportedly set to face EU charges under Digital Markets Act regulations
Apple and Meta Platforms will likely face charges for failing to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act before the summer…
Apple’s App Store revenue in the EU unchanged since Digital Markets Act went into effect
Evercore is out with a new analysis that shows Apple’s EU App Store revenue data does not currently show any meaningful change to…
Opening a third-party iPhone app store in Europe isn’t easy
In January, Apple announced it would soon allow iPhone and iPad users in Europe to download apps from third-party app stores …
Apple extends new core technology fee to iPadOS apps in the EU
Apple will extend its newly introduced core technology fee to iPadOS apps downloaded on its App Store in the EU after the iPad operating…
Apple to allow EU users to download apps through web sites soon
Briefing the media on the latest development to its EU app ecosystem this week, an Apple representative said developers wanting to…
EU’s Vestager warns Apple over fees, disparaging rival products
Margrethe Vestager on Tuesday warned Apple about new fees for its services and disparaging rivals, saying that these actions may go…
Apple: Yes, we’re complying with EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple on Monday disputed criticism that it has not done enough to open up its ecosystem as required under the EU’s Digital Markets Act…
Apple allows developers distribute apps to EU users directly from their sites
Apple software developers will be able to distribute apps to EU users directly from their websites this spring, the company said on Tuesday…
Apple capitulates, will restore Epic Games’ developer account in the EU
Epic Games has committed to not violating Apple’s App Store rules, for what that’s worth, and now both companies say that Epic’s…
Spotify, Epic Games claim Apple’s App Store changes ‘make a mockery’ of EU’s DMA
Apple’s proposed changes for its App Store policies “disregard” the EU’s DMA rules and amplify its dominance over app developers, Spotify …
The European Commission forced Apple to discontinue web apps in EU
As Apple prepares to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company is turning off the ability to use web apps right from the iPhone…
Apple appears to be breaking iPhone web apps in the EU to comply with the DMA
As Apple prepares to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company appears to be turning off the ability to use web apps right from the…
Apple’s iMessage keeps its ‘walled garden’ status in the EU
The European Commission this week found that Apple should not be designated as a “gatekeeper” for its messaging service iMessage which…
Apple wins exemptions for iMessage from EU rules
Apple has won an exemption for its iMessage instant messaging service from new EU tech rules after the company convinced antitrust…
Apple makes significant browser-related changes to iOS in EU
Apple announced a raft of iOS in the EUyesterday, as it prepares for the March 7th enforcement of the bloc’s Digital Markets Act…
EU threatens Apple with ‘strong action’ if App Store changes fall short
Apple faces strong action if changes to its App Store do not meet incoming European Union regulations, the EU’s industry chief threatened on…
Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
Apple today announced changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store impacting developers’ apps in the European Union (EU) to comply…
Apple challenges EU rules labeling its 5 App Stores as a single service
Apple is disputing EU tech rules labeling five of its App Stores as a single core platform service subject to onerous regulation, saying…
Apple’s iMessage set to win exemption from EU demand for interoperability
Apple’s iMessage looks likely to win an exemption from the EU’s demand for interoperability via the Digital Markets Act (DMA)…
Apple’s head of security: Sideloading on iPhone and iPad will not increase users’ choice
The European Union’s recently signed Digital Markets Act requires Apple and other operators of app stores – must allow for sideloading, or…
Apple files legal case contesting EU’s Digital Markets Act
Apple has filed a legal case contesting decisions taken by the European Commission under its recently-introduced Digital Markets Act …
App sideloading coming to EU iPhone users in 1H24
iPhone users in the European Union (EU) will be able to install apps hosted outside of Apple’s App Store to comply with the EU’s DMA…
Apple to challenge EU’s latest Big Tech crackdown
Apple will challenge the European Union’s latest Big Tech crackdown in the first of what is expected to be several appeals against the DMA…
Apple likely to begin third-party app stores on devices in Europe – Morgan Stanley
Apple in its fiscal year 2023 Form 10-K filing says it “expects to make” App Store policy changes to comply with EU’s Digital Markets Act…
EU commissions study of mobile ecosystems in effort to counter Apple, Google antitrust pushback
European Union antitrust regulators have commissioned a study into mobile ecosystems in an effort to help them counter any…
EU Commissioner demands Apple open its ecosystem to rivals
EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday demanded that Apple must open up the company’s vaunted walled garden – its ecosystem…
Apple says iMessage service not popular enough to be ‘gatekeepers’ under EU’s new Digital Markets Act
Apple says that their iMessage service is insufficiently popular to be designated as a “gatekeeper” under the EU’s new Digital Market Act…
Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft say they meet EU gatekeeper threshold
Seven tech giants, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, have said they meet the EU’s new criteria for “gatekeepers”…
Apple said to limit app sideloading to regions mandating it by law
Apple may not even mention app sideloading for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV at WWDC, as the company will likely limit…
Apple’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 to support sideloading apps for iPhone and iPad
Apple’s iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will open up the iPhone and iPad to third-party app stores and sideloading — the downloading of apps outside of…
Morgan Stanley: Microsoft poses ‘immaterial risk’ to Apple’s App Store
Analysts at Morgan Stanley said Tuesday that if Microsoft is able to launch its own app store, it would be an “immaterial risk” to Apple…
Microsoft planning to offer its own Xbox app store for iPhone and iPad
The chief of Microsoft’s Xbox division has stated that the company plans to introduce a fresh app store for mobile games on iPhones and…
Top EU judge expects a wave of lawsuits from Apple, other tech firms against Digital Markets Act
Apple and others will likely challenge a new European Union law – the Digital Markets Act – with the first cases in a wave of lawsuits set…
EU antitrust regulators narrow case against Apple’s App Store
On Tuesday, EU antitrust regulators narrowed their case against Apple, focusing on the company’s App Store rules that prevent developers…
French court fines Apple $1.06 million over App Store practices
The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just over 1 million euros ($1.06 million) for allegedly imposing abusive…
EU lawmakers pass Digital Markets Act, but enforcement on ‘Big Tech’ may be problematic
EU lawmakers have passed the Digital Markets Act, a collection of new rules for tech giants such as Apple, Alphabet subsidiary Google, Amazon…
EU effort to regulate Apple, Big Tech delayed to spring 2023
The European Union (EU)’s flagship reform for tackling Big Tech platform power, the Digital Markets Act (DMA), will come into force…
Apple CEO Tim Cook warns that proposed antitrust legislation would make iPhones less safe
Cook on Tuesday warned that proposed antitrust legislation in the U.S. and the E.U. would have the consequence of making iPhones less safe…
