EU court rejects Apple's challenge against EU rules reining in Big Tech
The ruling keeps Apple’s App Store and iOS under DMA obligations and leaves a separate interoperability appeal unresolved, while Apple may still appeal.
- On Wednesday, the Luxembourg-based General Court dismissed Apple's challenge against European Commission rules designating its App Stores and iOS as gatekeepers subject to strict Digital Markets Act obligations.
- Apple lodged cases T-1079, T-1080, and T-214 in 2024 after the European Commission designated its five App Stores spanning iPhones, iPads, Mac computers, Apple TVs, and Apple Watches as a single core platform service.
- Judges sided with the European Commission, ruling that Apple's arguments regarding the NIICS designation were inadmissible and that the company's legal position remained unchanged by the gatekeeper classification.
- An Apple spokesperson stated, 'We will continue advocating for the innovation and privacy our European customers deserve,' claiming the Digital Markets Act mandate threatens to erode decades of security protections.
- The ruling strengthens the Commission's position in regulating Big Tech, cementing strict obligations for Apple's App Stores and iOS; Apple retains the right to pursue further legal remedies.
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Apple Loses in EU Court on 'Gatekeeper' Regulations
Apple lost a major round Wednesday in its fight with Brussels over Europe's new tech rulebook. The EU General Court rejected the company's bid to escape "gatekeeper" status under the Digital Markets Act for both iOS and the App Store, solidly backing the European Commission in one of the first...
The Court of Justice of the European Union rejected Apple ' s action against the provisions of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), confirming that App Store and the iOS operating system were subject to requirements aimed at increasing competition in the digital market.
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voz.usOn Wednesday, July 8, the European Union's justice rejected Apple's appeal against several Brussels decisions based on the Digital Markets Regulation (DMA), a setback for the US tech giant.In the first instance, the Court of Justice of the European Union maintained the imposition of a regime of reinforced standards and controls for Apple's App Store and its operating system for iPhone, iOS.The ruling means that Apple must continue to comply with…
Apple loses App Store and iOS gatekeeper appeal at EU court
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