Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Wednesday lost its legal challenge against the EU’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), which classifies its App Store and iOS operating system as “gatekeepers” subject to rules designed to boost competition.
The DMA, effective since May 2023, imposes obligations on major tech companies and allows fines of up to 10% of global annual revenue for violations. Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and ByteDance have also challenged the law.
The General Court of the European Union dismissed Apple’s challenge to its designation as a “gatekeeper” for the App Store and iOS, reinforcing the EU’s antitrust efforts to boost competition and consumer choice.
The court also ruled that Apple’s challenge regarding iMessage was inadmissible.
Apple lost its challenge against the European Commission after an EU court upheld the decision to classify its five App Stores across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch as a single core platform service under the DMA.
