The European Union has spoken, and will enforce the rules of the Digital Markets Act on Apple again not because it holds a dominant position in the iPad today, but because it may soon.
European Union flags
European Union flags
In a press release issued early on Monday morning, The EU says that there are four criteria that will eventually make Apple a gatekeeper in tablets.
- Apple’s business user numbers exceed the quantitative threshold by 11 times — but this is not a criteria in itself
Apple’s iPad doesn’t yet meet the DMA criteria, but is getting regulated by the EU anyway
Apple’s iPad doesn’t yet meet the DMA criteria, but is getting regulated by the EU anyway