Apple has filed a court challenge to the European Union's (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) that requires it to open up its ecosystem to competitors. Last year, under the DMA, the EU asked Apple to open up its ecosystem of services like AirDrop, AirPlay and tethered audio accessories like AirPods to third parties. So, what should you know about it?
For your information, in documents filed in court, Apple said that if they complied with the DMA order, Apple user data would be accessed by third parties, posing a significant privacy and security risk to their users in the EU. Plus, the compliance process creates “an unreasonable, costly process that stifles innovation.”
Since the DMA went into effect two years ago, major tech companies have been fined hundreds of millions of dollars for non-compliance. Last month, Apple was fined $500 million for its App Store's failure to comply with the DMA’s requirement that in-app payment systems be made available to users outside the App Store.
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