Apple’s iPad has been added According to EU DMA regulations, . The European Commission has released official information about this Under DMA, along with the Safari web browser, the iOS operating system and the App Store. The organization says that users are largely “locked in” to Apple’s iPadOS ecosystem, which discourages people from switching to competitors. The company has six months to comply with various preventive measures.
This comes after months of research to decide whether iPadOS is suitable as a gatekeeper app. “iPadOS is an important gateway that many companies rely on to reach their customers,” writes Margrethe Vestager, executive vice president for competition policy at the European Commission. “Today’s decision will ensure that fairness and competitiveness are preserved on this platform as well.”
What should Apple do to ensure iPadOS compatibility? According to the DMA, gatekeepers are prohibited from promoting their services over competitors and locking users into the ecosystem. The software must also allow third parties to interact with internal services, therefore on iPhones in Europe. The iPad is likely to follow suit soon. In other words, DMA is making some serious stink bombs .
In the statement , Apple said it will “continue to engage constructively with the European Commission” to ensure that its designated services, including iPadOS, are DMA-compliant. The company isn’t exactly happy, however, and accused the legislation of creating “new privacy and data security risks.” To this end, Apple At the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg, hearings will take place later this year.
Recently, more happy tablet news for the company Apple to show off the new iPads. We will likely see an OLED iPad Pro and a new iPad Air in addition to updated peripherals.
