Apple will also offer users a range of browsers to choose from as their default and allow alternative payment systems to Apple Pay.Apple will also offer users a range of browsers to choose from as their default and allow alternative payment systems to Apple Pay.
Apple will allow EU-based users of its devices to download apps without going through its app store, as the tech giant reluctantly moves to comply with the bloc’s incoming Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Apple will also give iPhone and iPad users a range of browsers to choose from as their default and allow the use of alternative payment systems to Apple Pay. The sweeping changes will come into effect for all new Apple devices purchased in the EU from March of this year.
In theory, this could see major competitors like Google’s Play Store becoming available on Apple devices. Pro-competition
Currently, Apple forces users of its devices to exclusively access apps through its App Store. App developers must pay Apple up to 30% commission just to exist on the App Store — or risk losing access to the billion-plus users of Apple devices.
Dismantling monopolies like these is exactly what the EU’s new pro-competition law was designed to do.
