On Wednesday, the European Union outlined the steps that Apple should take its iPhone and iPad operating systems to work together with competitive technologies.
After DMA entered into force a year ago, the EU Executive Commission quickly moved to open the Range of the Investigations of Great Technology Companies. In September, two “adjustment processes” were also opened in Brussels, which will be corrected. Apple It is necessary to do under DMA, which aims to prepare digital markets “fairly” and “more controversial”, breaking closed technology ecosystems that close consumers in one company’s products or services.
In his decision, the commission detailed the means that the iPhone Maker should be involved in its investments for it iOS Operating system: The measures will provide device and program manufacturers better access to iPhone features that work with devices as wells. The events will also allow you to adjust easier, for example, combined with devices and faster data transfers.
The commission also set a number of measures: the process of software developers, the iPhone access more transparent and efficient. Among the changes, the availability of technical documents is better than third parties. According to his decision, Brussels “shows the regulatory certainty both Apple and Developers,” Teresa Riberian, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, told the press release.
“Effective interoperability” will mean “a better choice for consumers in the rapidly developing market of innovative connected devices,” he said.
Apple, however, sounded its misfortune with the result, saying that it was bad for the company’s products and European users. “Today’s decisions are wrapping us in a red ribbon, slow down Apple’s ability to innovate for users in Europe and forcing us to play freely by the same rules.
Apple has announced that it will continue to work with the European Commission to “help them understand the name of our users.” The commission also said Wednesday Luck It was not enough to make the DMA match. Despite the removal of changes, including the removal of flight lists, Google is still a preference for its own services.
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Google also can’t help the app programmers users have cheaper options beyond its Google Play Store App Marketplace, the commission reports.
Google said the EU finds would ask the company to make more changes about how it shows some search results “which finds more difficult for people. This is so wrong, it’s wrong.
