From the Editor’s Desk: Thinking Clearly About the Rotten Apple (Premium)

Today, the European Commission (EC) charged Apple with violating the legal requirements of the EU Digital Marketing Act (DMA). This should come as no surprise: Apple is clearly doing so, and deliberately. And yet, these types of stories always dredge u… Continue reading From the Editor’s Desk: Thinking Clearly About the Rotten Apple (Premium)

Meta and Apple Violated the Digital Marketing Act, EU Charges

About a week after the ruling against Apple, the European Commission ruled Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model of offering subscriptions as an alternative to ads on Instagram or Facebook is against the terms of the DMA. Continue reading Meta and Apple Violated the Digital Marketing Act, EU Charges

Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)

Microsoft’s response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been nothing short of astonishing. In sharp contrast to Apple’s belligerent non-compliance, the software giant has seemingly acquiesced to the rule of law, is changing Windows to meet its r… Continue reading Microsoft Escalates its War Against Default Browser Workarounds (Premium)

EU Targets Apple, Others for DMA Compliance Violations

The European Commission (EC) is moving swiftly to address Digital Markets Act (DMA) compliance violations that it says are at odds with the letter of the law.
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Microsoft Details How it is Changing Windows to Comply with the EU DMA

Microsoft has created a Digital Markets Act compliance website that details how it is complying with this new regulation.
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Microsoft Petitions EU to Reject Apple’s DMA Non-Compliance Compliance

Microsoft admitted that it is making its case to EU regulators that Apple’s DMA compliance is just an attempt to bypass that regulation.
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