Tag: competition law
DMA: Epic, Spotify, Deezer and Paddle complain about Apple to the EU
The implementation phase of the EU Commission’s Digital Market Act (DMA) begins on March 7th. Apple is preparing numerous changes as part of iOS 17.4 – including the first-time approval…
Developer Heinemeier Hansson: New Apple rules full of “poison pills”
Advertisement The reactions to Apple’s new EU App Store rules remain particularly critical. The developer and company boss David Heinemeier Hansson, who has often collided with the rules in the…
Microsoft on Apple’s new EU App Store rules: “Wrong direction”
Microsoft has commented for the first time on Apple’s new EU App Store rules, which the company has to implement due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Xbox President Sarah…
Epic Games launches its own iOS App Store, Sweeney sees “malicious compliance”
Epic Games will bring Fortnite – and probably other titles – back to the iPhone. The company announced this on Thursday evening on X. The American gaming giant is thus…
“Greenwashing” suspicion: When “green” advertising is misleading
background Status: 08/14/2023 10:10 a.m According to an EU study, sustainability advertising is often vague, misleading or unfounded. Consumer advocates are calling for more clarity: through rules, controls – and,…
EU complaint about Microsoft Teams from German video conferencing provider
“The software regulator Microsoft has dominated the market for productivity software with its office package. Microsoft has integrated its separate service teams in Microsoft 365 without enabling alternatives of video…
Sony PlayStation: class action lawsuit in the UK worth billions
Sony PlayStation is being sued for up to £5 billion (€5.9 billion) for overcharging millions of PlayStation customers in alleged breach of competition law. The British business newspaper Financial Times…