Apple Under German Antitrust Scrutiny
The judges on Tuesday said the Federal Cartel Office was right to find that the iPhone maker’s footprint across markets meets the threshold for more oversight.
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Apple was attempting to topple a May 2023 decision by the German antitrust watchdog, which subjected it to the so-called 19a rules on the grounds that its strong position in digital markets could threaten competition.
With that, Apple joins Google parent Alphabet, and Facebook owner Meta, on Germany’s growing list of tech giants subject to possible measures curbing their dominance.
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“Our ongoing review of Apple’s tracking regulation for third-party apps is therefore on a solid footing, and we are working flat out on this case and other cases against the major internet companies,” [Mundt] added.
Previously:
- DMA Compliance: Watch and Headphone Interoperability
- German Antitrust Probe Into App Tracking Transparency
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"Cartel Office" is an excellent name. I really wish the US (and more countries) had a Cartel Office that was actually effective. People complain about capitalism but cartels are usually what they mean. The US especially loves to have 2-3 companies with no material difference who collude with each other to stamp out all possible real competition. The literal definition of a cartel, but in the States we call it The American Way.
