Apple has today lost a major antitrust appeal in Europe, with all three of its claims being rejected.
The company has long been fighting its requirement to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), but a court has dismissed all of its claims …
Your quick primer on Apple and the DMA
The Digital Markets Act is an antitrust law that designates certain tech giants as so-called “gatekeepers.” Effectively, it says they are so powerful that they are able to abuse their dominant position in the market to block smaller players from competing with their own products, and to impose unfair terms on companies essentially forced to partner with them.
Companies designated as gatekeepers are required to take steps to make it easier for other companies to compete with them.
