EU court upholds Apple gatekeeper designation under Digital Markets Act

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The EU General Court on July 8 dismissed Apple’s legal challenge to its 2023 designation as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act, ruling that the App Store and iOS across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV form a single core platform service. Judges also rejected Apple’s challenge to a DMA interoperability provision as not the legal basis for the designation. The court found complaints about iMessage inadmissible because it was never formally designated. The decision leaves Apple’s DMA obligations intact and allows a limited appeal to the EU Court of Justice on points of law.

Apple's App Store and iOS remain subject to EU DMA obligations