Web Browser Makers Ask EU to Designate Microsoft Edge as a Gatekeeper

The European Commission declined to designate Microsoft Edge a gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). That was a mistake.
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Germany to Enforce DMA Regulations for All Microsoft Products and Services

Germany’s antitrust authority determined that all of Microsoft can be held to the standards of the EU DMA, not just Windows and LinkedIn.
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Apple to Allow EU Users to Delete Pre-Installed Apps on iOS 18, Complying With Digital Markets Act

The newly announced changes mean that Apple users in the E.U. will have more control over default apps, browser choice, and pre-installed apps. Continue reading Apple to Allow EU Users to Delete Pre-Installed Apps on iOS 18, Complying With Digital Markets Act

Epic Games Store Launches on Android and iPhone

Epic Games today launched its mobile app store, Epic Games Store, on Android and iPhone, though only in the EU in the latter case. Because Apple.
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Apple Finally Relents on Spotify In-App Pricing Communications … But Only in Europe

Five long years after it complained to EU regulators about Apple’s anticompetitive business practices, Spotify has finally gotten the “obvious and overdue” ability to communicate with its own customers.
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Apple Changes App Store Rules that Violated the EU DMA

Six weeks after an EU investigation determined that it wasn’t complying with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple announced changes to its App Store rules.
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Apple Quietly Accepts Epic Games Store Submission in EU App Store After Outcry

Apple quickly bowed to public pressure after Epic Games accused it of violating the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Friday.
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