Apple has presented a legal challenge for the order of the European Union, which is to open its closed ecosystem for rivals such as meta and alphabet’s Google, stating that demands are unfair and obstacle innovations.
The European Commission expanded in March how Apple should follow the Digital Markets Act, which aims to rein in the power of Big Tech.
Apple said that the European Union’s interoperability requirements “create a process that is inappropriate, expensive and innovation.”
“These requirements will also be given sensitive information to data-hungry companies, which pose a large-scale privacy and safety risk for our European Union users,” he said in a statement.
“These deeply flawed rules that only target Apple – and any other company – will severely limit our ability to distribute innovative products and features in Europe, leading to an inferior user experience for our European customers.”
Meta, Google, Spotify, and Garmin are among companies that request access to Apple users’ data.
The legal battle will take years to play in court. Till then, Apple must follow the order of the European Union.
The Commission ordered Apple to access the rival manufacturers of smartphones, headphones and virtual reality headsets to their technology and mobile operating systems to connect with Apple’s iPhones and iPad tablets.
This app also determines a detailed process and timeline for Apple to respond to interoperability requests from developers.
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