EU Not Reassessing Apple and Google Antitrust Investigations
Free Software Foundation Europe and others urge European Commission to double down on DMA Digital rights advocacy organizations contend that Apple has failed to comply with its interoperability obligations under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Apple Inc.’s revamped fees for app developers are under fresh scrutiny from European Union antitrust regulators amid concerns they could drive up costs for software makers.
Apple will soon throw programs out of the App Store if their commercial status is not clearly stated. Software developers must provide address details.
Europeans have long been dripping with jealousy that American firms dominate the tech sector -- cellphones, search engines, social media platforms, artificial intelligence and robotics. Our "magnificent seven" tech companies -- including Google, Nvidia, Apple and Amazon -- saw massive stocks market gains in 2024. Meanwhile, Europe has flatlined.
The European Union has denied a report that it has paused action against Apple and other US tech giants in the light of anticipated pressure from the incoming US president.
Apple's new fees for app developers have come under fresh scrutiny from the European Union's antitrust regulators on concerns it could inflate costs for software makers, Bloomberg news reported on Monday,
App Store, Apple Arcade, Music, iTunes Store, Books and Podcasts.Following a coordinated investigation at European level, we are calling on Apple to stop geo-blocking practices that unlawfully discriminate against European consumers based on their place of residence ↓— European Commission (@EU_Commission) November 12, 2024
Apple has disabled the hallucination-prone Apple Intelligence News summaries in iOS 18.3 beta 3 to fix issues.
The European Commission is reevaluating its probes into companies including Apple ( NASDAQ: AAPL ), Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ: META) and Alphabet's ( NASDAQ: GOOGL) ( GOOG) unit Google, the Financial Times reported. The tech giants have urged president-elect Donald Trump to intervene in the EU's regulatory scrutiny against them, the report noted.
The Trump victory is apparently a factor in the European decision to review compliance cases against big tech, including Apple.
App Store was in the spotlight Monday as the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant faced multiple concerns over fees. Read for more.