{"id":477,"date":"2025-03-20T16:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4298818"},"modified":"2025-03-20T16:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:51:22","slug":"eu-cracks-down-on-apple-for-anti-competitive-behavior-heres-what-apple-told-us-in-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/eu-cracks-down-on-apple-for-anti-competitive-behavior-heres-what-apple-told-us-in-response\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Cracks Down on Apple for Anti-Competitive Behavior \u2013 Here\u2019s What Apple Told Us in Response"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The EU suspects that Apple has breached the Digital Markets Act due to the company not allowing third-party hardware to connect with its platforms. Fines for noncompliance with the DMA can be up to 10% of the company\u2019s total worldwide turnover, rising to 20% in cases of repeated infringement.<\/p>\n

The DMA applies to \u201cgatekeeper\u201d organisations<\/a> that have a major economic impact in the EU (at least \u20ac7.5 billion in annual revenue in the EU per year for the last three fiscal years) and have more than 45 million monthly active users in the E.U., or more than 10,000 yearly active business users for at least three fiscal years.<\/p>\n