Apple’s iOS Ecosystem under EU Digital Market Act
According to the new EU Digital Market Act, third-party app stores will have to exist on iPhones and iPads. The European Union (EU) Digital Market Act will be implemented in March 2024 aiming to ensure fair competition. Apple has been designated a “gatekeeper” under the European Digital Markets Act. Apple rejects many apps – 1.7 […]
Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior Under Criticism
According to some experts, Apple’s anti-competitive behavior including raising prices, denying consumers choice, lowering quality and damping the incentive of sellers of complementary or competing products to innovate. They believe that Apple must be held accountable for its anti-consumer and anti-competitive actions, which also violate intellectual property law. The European Union (EU) has been accusing […]
European Union Looking to Rein in Apple
The Fatty Fish Editorial Team takes a look at how the new European Union (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA) could disrupt the whole app ecosystem by putting an end to Apple’s restrictive rules that stifles competition.
The Growing Influence of Big Tech in Policy and Legislation
Prominent US technology companies, such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, have significantly increased their spending on lobbying in recent years, indicating their growing influence on policy and legislation. Big Tech has surpassed the previously dominant big spenders, namely Big Oil and, further back, Big Tobacco. Amazon and Facebook together outspent Exxon and Philip Morris […]
Apple’s Dominance in App Association Policy Positions
The App Association (ACT) which claims to be the leading voice for app developers around the world has conceded that more than half of the organization’s multi-million-dollar budget comes from Apple. Four former employees spoke with Bloomberg on condition of anonymity saying the percentage is much higher (than “more than 50%”), with Apple paying a […]
Open App Markets Act Can Rein in Big Tech
The Fatty Fish Editorial Team covers how the OAMA can benefit developers by preventing big tech marketplace operators from “self-preferencing” their own products.
Apple Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Reports of Chinese Chips
US lawmakers learned of reports that Apple is considering using chips from the Chinese state-owned chipmaker, Yangtze Memory Technologies Company (YMTC), for its iPhone 14 lineup leading the lawmakers to threaten Apple with increased scrutiny from Congress. Apple responded quickly with a statement asserting it has no plans to sell iPhones with YMTC chips outside […]
Amazon and Alphabet Ramp Up in Self-Preferencing Bill Fight
Futurum Research analyst Todd R. Weiss looks at how Amazon and Alphabet are ramping up their fight against a “self-preferencing” bill in the U.S. Congress that seeks to rein in Big Tech marketplace influence in online search and sales.
Democrats’ New Bills to Regulate Big Tech are a Reckless Rewriting of Antitrust Law — and They Won’t Protect Consumers
House Democrats, with bipartisan support, have introduced a series of completely misguided antitrust bills aimed at giving lawmakers and certain agencies greater power to control “Big Tech.”
The Problem with Congress’s 5 New Antitrust Bills Aimed at Reining In U.S. Big Tech
Last Friday, House Democrats introduced five new antitrust-style bills aimed at curtailing the market dominance of U.S. technology companies. Futurum’s Olivier Blanchard breaks down the nuances of the bills, outlines the problems with each, and shares thoughts on the challenges ahead.
ICYMI: 2016 $15 Billion Judgment Against Apple Hangs on by a Thread Following General Court of the European Court of Justice Ruling
The News: The European Commission is fighting to reverse the recent annulment of a 2016 ruling against Apple by the EU’s General Court of the European Court of Justice (also referred to as the court of first instance). This past July, the General Court annulled the EC’s 2016 EC ruling against Apple in Europe, which […]
Escalating App Store War Between Apple and Developers Likely to Bleed into Antitrust Probes in US and EU
The News: In a move that is certain to impact mounting antitrust probes in the US and EU, Apple has removed Fortnite, Epic Games’ popular battle royale game, from its App Store. This action follows the developer’s implementation of its own in-app payment system which aims to bypass Apple’s standard 30% fee. Escalating App Store […]
