The new iPhones are now all equipped with an NFC chip, on which Apple Pay counts to help you pay for your contactless transactions on public transport or at the bakery. But there is a catch: only the Cards (Wallet) app has the right to benefit from it at the moment, which is therefore not the case for the competition. However, there are several alternatives on Android, such as Google Pay or Samsung Pay.
For the European Union, this is too much. According to the press agencyReuters, an investigation will be opened shortly to investigate the subject, with possibly a hefty fine at stake. This is not the first time that such questions have concerned officials: already this summer,Australia began to speak with the accused to hear her argumentsin a very similar matter.
A letter in preparation
Still according to information fromReuters, a letter bringing together all the charges against Apple is currently being drafted in Brussels. The watchdogs of Margrethe Vestager, executive vice-president of the European Commission, have already been studying the matter since last June. It is difficult to know their precise motivations, butwith more than eighty billion dollars in revenue in the second quarter of 2021, Cupertino's performance overshadows the powerful.
The other condemnation to which Apple could be exposed would force it to open its wireless sensor to third-party applications. However, it seems that this is not the most obvious solution: in fact,Apple Pay is only used by a minority of users. Where the sanction could bear fruit, however, is on the question of jurisprudence. By giving in to the institutions, Tim Cook's firm would then send a strong message as it has already been able to do after authorizing purchases outside the App Store.
No precise timetable
As today's information is not official, there is no need to specify that it should be considered with caution althoughReutersis rarely wrong. What's more, the source does not specify when Apple will be officially contacted by the EU. We will therefore probably have to wait longer to find out more, especially since this type of government procedure has the reputation of being able to last several weeks in order to hear each party.
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