This is a double warning which serves as a final warning for Brussels against Apple. The European Commission has just published a new call to order against the Californian giant. In this text, the Brussels body demands that Apple complyto the new rules in force in the European Union.
According to Margrethe Vestager, this is still not the case. Apple may be making efforts to improve the openness of its operating system (iOS), but it is still far from enough to satisfy the European Commission. So, to continue to put pressure on Apple, Europe is publishing new decisions.
If these texts are not a surprise, they force Apple to react, under penalty of very heavy sanctions. There is no question here of making Apple pay fines of several millions. The American giant has an annual turnover of 300 billion, it could leave 10% of this loot in fines.
In a press release from the European Commission, the latter holds nothing back regarding possible sanctions imposed on Apple in the coming months. But before getting there, Europe givesa final reprieve for the apple brand.
6 months to react
Concretely, the Commission has just launched a specific procedure linked to the DMA. The latter lasts for six months. During this time she will evaluate the entire Apple ecosystem. If it judges that it does not comply with European regulations,the Cupertino company will be sanctioned.
Apple therefore has six months to change what is wrong, both in iOS, but also iniPadOS. In its press release, the Commission points out two “contestable” aspects of Apple’s ecosystem. The Cupertino company would not allow perfect interoperability for third-party devices (headphones, connected watches, etc.). In other words, the connection and functionality advantages of AirPods and Apple Watches must disappear for better competition.
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