Apple could be forced to introduce third-party app stores as EU antitrust rules escalate
Oct 10, 2022| Apple could be forced to introduce third-party app stores as EU antitrust rules escalate
According to MacRumors, the EU provisionally approved the DMA (Digital Markets Act) in March, and according to the latest news, one of the provisions in the law seeks to facilitate changes to the App Store that would force Apple to allow users to download apps from the Internet or third-party app stores. And work with cloud developers to use the in-app payment system of their choice and promote it to users.
The act of expanding terms used to stop the company requires developers to use specific browser engine, at the same time, the new broad interoperability obligation will require the company to ensure, in some cases, their messaging, voice and video call applications and services will be used with a competitor's services, including end-to-end encryption, This may affect iMessage and FaceTime.
In addition, the DMA has added regulations to Siri, with the bill giving users the freedom to change the default virtual assistant to a third-party option when they first use it. The law will have to be approved by the European Parliament and the Council before it can take effect. The head of the EU's Digital Market law said the DMA could come into force in October.
