Industry Apple Apple and Meta hit with combined $797 million fine for violating EU's DMA antitrust rules Fines follow Trump's warning of retaliation against nations targeting american companies By Rob Thubron, April 23, 2025, 7:42 AM 20 comments
Software Apple EU mandates Apple to open up iPhone, iOS to competitors under Digital Markets Act There is a long list of changes Cupertino must make to iOS 19 and iOS 20 By Skye Jacobs, March 20, 2025, 6:18 AM 17 comments
Software Apple iOS 18.2 will let EU users delete App Store and Camera apps Almost all apps can now be deleted, except the Phone and Settings apps By Zo Ahmed, October 24, 2024, 12:23 PM
Apple Industry European Commission finds Apple violated the DMA, threatens huge $38 billion fine A second investigation may lead to another $76 billion fine By Cal Jeffrey, June 24, 2024, 2:42 PM 41 comments
Gaming Apple Apple cans knockoff Game Boy app as emulators suffer first App Store casualty Per App Store policy, emulators can only use ROMs provided by IP owners By Cal Jeffrey, April 15, 2024, 5:28 PM
Industry The Web DMA compliance scrutiny continues as EC opens five investigations into Apple, Google, and Meta Microsoft and Amazon are also on notice, but Bytedance is in the clear By Cal Jeffrey, March 26, 2024, 2:48 PM 11 comments
Software Apple Apple will officially implement sideloading in Europe this spring More changes indicate Apple wasn't ready for DMA compliance and is making it up as it goes By Cal Jeffrey, March 12, 2024, 1:49 PM
Apple Industry Developers are crying foul at Apple's new EU App Store rules Spotify "can't afford" the new fees even though they are €11 million less per year than the status quo By Cal Jeffrey, January 29, 2024, 4:04 PM 7 comments
The Web Google Google is changing how it shows search results to European users The changes will ensure compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act, which goes into effect in March By Kishalaya Kundu, January 19, 2024, 11:17 AM
Software Microsoft Microsoft will allow Windows 11 users in the EU to uninstall Edge and disable Bing To comply with the Digital Markets Act By Rob Thubron, November 17, 2023, 5:19 AM 9 comments
Industry The Web EU regulators name the "Big Six" tech gatekeepers that fall under the DMA's purview Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta, Microsoft By Cal Jeffrey, September 6, 2023, 3:43 PM
Software Apple Setapp is planning to be the first third-party app store for iOS devices Store will open once Apple complies with Europe's DMA next year By Cal Jeffrey, August 22, 2023, 4:59 PM 9 comments