The European Commission increases the pressure to Apple to open the operating system of the iPhone to its rivals, thus making it more compatible with competing headphones, smartwatches and other devices.
The executive arm of the European Union (EU) published a statement on Wednesday in which it asks the Californian technology giant to offer more and better information to external developers to access the features of operating systems iOS e iPadOSthe one who uses the brand’s tablet, and that guarantees “fair treatment” of those requirements.
This way, Brussels wants Apple to abide by the interoperability criteria established by the Digital Markets Lawits pioneering and controversial antitrust regulation with which he wants to limit the power of the Big Tech Americans.
In practice, this would mean that, for example, users with mobile phones of the operating system Android can use SiriApple’s virtual assistant, or transfer files from your devices to iPhones as if they both had access to the AirDropuntil now only accessible to clients of the apple firm.
Apple accuses Meta
The approval of the Digital Markets Law has opened an important conflict between the UE and Apple, which ensures that its closed system offers better service to customers and denounces that the regulation will force them “to open their devices—and their data more sensitive—to companies with a history of violating their privacy“.
Apple’s complaints point directly to Metathe giant of the social networks that owns Facebook e Instagramand the company that has submitted the most requests to access its technology. “Meta intends to alter functionality in a way that raises concerns for user privacy and security,” the company said. “These processes will harm the innovation“Companies should be able to compete with each other to make their own products work together in new ways that benefit users without giving away their ideas to competitors.”
For its part, Meta has accused Apple of engaging in anti-competitive practices by harming the business of third parties with its functions and with the fees it imposes on developers of applicationsa possible violation of the law that Brussels is already investigating.
