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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has disputed the European Union’s tech guidelines labelling its 5 App Shops as a single core platform service requiring powerful obligations, Reuters reported.
The U.S. tech big has additionally challenged the EU’s categorization of its iOS working system as an vital gateway for companies to succeed in finish customers, and the interoperability obligation the rule imposes, the report added.
In September 2023, the EU designated Google (GOOG) (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft (MSFT) and ByteDance (BDNCE) as “gatekeepers” underneath the Digital Markets Act.
The DMA bars platforms from favoring their companies over these of rivals and tech firms will probably be barred from combining private knowledge throughout completely different companies, amongst different issues.
Final November, Apple had formally filed to contest the choice by the European Fee and the Digital Markets Act.
In keeping with Apple, it operates 5 App shops for iPhones, iPads, Mac computer systems, Apple TVs and Apple Watches, with every App retailer constructed to distribute apps for a selected working system and system, the Reuters report mentioned.