Apple and other tech giants face another legal fight – this time from the European Commission, which is now investigating the iPhone maker’s alleged non-compliance with EU rules.
Apple, Google owner Alphabet and Facebook owner Meta are all being investigated by the EU under the Digital Market Act (DMA), key legislation designed to keep competition fair.
Both Apple and Google will be investigated over their mobile app stores, which the EU previously ordered must allow greater competition on their respective platforms.
Apple’s previously-announced solution to satisfy DMA rules has drawn fire, in particular from long-time legal rival Epic Games, over fees and limits which make launching games or apps outside of the App Store costly – or in the more colourful words of Epic boss Tim Sweeney: “hot garbage”.