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At the end of March, the European Commission mandated that Apple guarantees device compatibility for iOS with other companies' products, such as applications, headphones, and virtual reality headsets.
The EC justified this choice based on the stipulations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Businesses may incur penalties as high as 10 percent of their worldwide earnings for breaching this regulation.
The European Commission's mandate gives software developers and device makers access to specific components of the operating system, typically reserved for Apple's own devices.
Apple described the EC's demands as ‘deeply flawed’ and stated that they pose unreasonable risks to the company and the safety of European consumers by mandating the sharing of Confidential Information with competitors.
A representative of the European Commission stated that the EC's measures were entirely in line with the DMA and would be upheld in legal proceedings.
source: wsj.com
The EC justified this choice based on the stipulations of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Businesses may incur penalties as high as 10 percent of their worldwide earnings for breaching this regulation.
The European Commission's mandate gives software developers and device makers access to specific components of the operating system, typically reserved for Apple's own devices.
Apple described the EC's demands as ‘deeply flawed’ and stated that they pose unreasonable risks to the company and the safety of European consumers by mandating the sharing of Confidential Information with competitors.
A representative of the European Commission stated that the EC's measures were entirely in line with the DMA and would be upheld in legal proceedings.
source: wsj.com
