Apple vs the Law

10 months ago

Apple and Google attended DMA compliance workshops in Brussels, focusing on their approaches to the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The DMA requires gatekeepers like Apple and Google to interoperate with competitors, allowing third-party browser engines and app stores on iOS.
Apple used the workshop as a marketing opportunity, emphasizing their uniqueness and expressing dissatisfaction with DMA compliance.
Apple and Google avoided answering many questions, often providing unhelpful generalizations or skipping them entirely.
Apple has a history of obstructing regulation, challenging gatekeeper designations and delaying investigations.
Apple's responses to technical questions were somewhat acceptable, but their history suggests these are not promises.
Apple was hypocritical about competitors in the room while having paid attendees supporting their stance.
Apple's georestriction of third-party browsers and stores to the EU is a unique and bizarre restriction.
Apple's approach undermines the rule of law and damages trust in democracy, with rhetoric painting the DMA as extreme.
The workshops highlighted the challenges of enforcing the DMA against powerful gatekeepers like Apple and Google.

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