EU pressure on Apple continues
Breton explained that he met with the Apple CEO in Brussels and said that Apple should allow iPhone users to benefit from competitive services such as electronic wallets, browsers or application stores. One of the counter-arguments Cook used was that it could compromise security and privacy, but the DMA states that such a step can be taken without jeopardizing either of these.
The EU also announced at the beginning of this month the companies that must comply with the new rules: Alphabet (owner of Google), Amazon, Apple, ByteDance (owner of TikTok), Meta (owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp) and Microsoft. The determined products and services of these companies must comply with the Digital Markets Law until March 6, 2024.
According to the European Commission's website, the Digital Markets Act requires these firms to allow third-party companies to work together within their services, allow corporate users to access data generated by them, and allow businesses to enter into contracts and agreements outside the platform.
