Apple should open iOS and iPados more frequent or rely on any other punishment. Parallel to the implementation of first penalty payment under the Digital Markets Act of 500 million euros against Apple, the Commission of European Union on Wednesday created the next serious violations: The iPhone Group has created targeted obstacles which are possible as possible as appropriate from the web. It was shared by the European Union Commission as part of an ongoing investigation in its initial findings.Apple now has time to react to the allegations and improve them.
iPhone-Sideloading is possible, but complex
Apple iOS and iPados are forced to open in the European Union, but only with gradually and clear reluctance. Now for a year, the iPhone users are capable of installing other app stores in the European Union, and the download of new iOS apps from websites is also possible-at least on paper in the vehicle. In practice, there are now only a handful of alternative app stores with only a very managed offer, including Epic Games Store, Altstore Pal and Setapp. No developer offers direct sideloading of individual apps from the website.
The reasons for low distribution are clear. The direct installation of apps and app stores is inconvenient: users must process the number of double digits, including changing the settings and confirming the warning. The European Union Commission said, “It is highly and confused for the last users.”
Competitive keepers also criticize contractual conditions and requirements for developers who want to run their apps directly in this way. You are forced to accept controversial new terms and conditions with “main technology fees”, in which the app charges the Apple fee after download. Apple also determined the “exaggerated strict entry requirements” according to the Commission. Developers who want to create apps on their website to download, they must already have to drive a highly popular app in the app store and have been paid for the operation of Apple for more than two years and also have an “imperishable call”-which is later applied, apple decides. These measures of the group are neither “strictly required nor suitable” and a violation of the Digital Markets Act, initial statement.
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At the same time, however, the regulator browser selections were satisfied with the changes of Apple in the selection dialogues and the removal of Apple apps and iphones and iPads- The more comprehensive options were discontinued to replace the standard app in a exam.
Excessive high punishment is a threat to violation of the Digital Market Act. As shown on Wednesday, it should actually be short for time, also to avoid further conflict with the Trump government. Nevertheless, Apple must react to it and adapt to contractual conditions. In a statement, the company said in a statement that the announcements are another example of “the European Union Commission of Offlay wrongly targeted”. The decision “is bad for our users’ data safety and safety” and “bad for products”.
(Lbe)
