US EditionApple vs EU war of words continues – 'intrusive burdens' v 'lock-in'
Apple argues the Digital Markets Act threatens iPhone security and privacy by forcing interoperability and App Store changes, affecting over one-third of European smartphone users.
- On Tuesday, Apple opened its broadest legal challenge to the EU's Digital Markets Act before the EU General Court in Luxembourg, arguing it unlawfully compels changes to the iPhone, the App Store and iMessage.
- Apple says the law conflicts with EU protections for security, privacy and property rights, arguing the DMA’s mandated interoperability with unknown hardware risks user safeguards and property rights.
- In its filing, Apple contests three designations or decisions tied to the DMA, disputes treating the App Store as a single covered service, and challenges both that designation and an April €500,000,000 fine alongside the iMessage inquiry.
- A final ruling before the General Court could decide whether the EU may compel Apple to unlock technical iPhone layers or restructure App Store rules, and Apple says privacy concerns have delayed some new features in the EU.
- Apple is the first U.S. firm to press merits challenges against the DMA after TikTok's earlier defeat, while Commission lawyers say Apple has `absolute control` and locked in more than a third of European smartphone users.
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Two human rights organizations want the European Union to force Apple to remove all barriers to making third-party app stores — but it's an unnecessary demand that ignores that the iPhone remains the greatest freedom of speech and expression hardware ever made.An EU flag with the App Store logoUsers in the European Union are now able to buy iPhone apps from third-party alternatives to the App Store. Apple has consistently objected to opening up …
The challenge of Apple against the European Digital Markets Regulation (DMA) continues before the European Court of Justice. The manufacturer tried to pass the message that its obligations as a tutor are too much...
Apple vs EU war of words continues – 'intrusive burdens' v 'lock-in'
Just days after Apple accused Epic Games of seeking a free ride in one antitrust case, the company is continuing to engage in a war of words with the EU over another. In a court hearing on the legality of the Digital Markets Act, Apple’s lawyer said that it “imposes hugely onerous and intrusive burdens” on the company, while the EU says the iPhone maker wants “absolute control” in order to lock-in users to achieve “supernormal profits” … more…
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