The European Union continues to confront companies described as “gatekeepers” who have major influence over a market. EU officials said in their statement after an eight-month investigation: “The Commission believes that iPadOS will help business users reach end users.” represents an important transition and concluded that Apple has an established and sustainable position in iPadOS.” he said.

Six months at Apple

Apple’s iPadOS To make it compatible with DMA It was stated to have a period of six months. With the DMA, which came into effect on March 7, the European Union acquired rights such as the ability for users to download applications from outside the Apple App Store, uninstall applications installed on the iPad and choose default service providers.

If Apple fails to comply with these regulations, serious sanctions and fines may have to deal with. DMA, which we can translate as the Digital Markets Act, contains special provisions for operating systems. Under these provisions, Apple could be fined up to 10% of its global revenue if it doesn’t make changes to iPadOS. If this situation repeats itself, the rate could increase to 20%.

In the committee’s statement, companies iPadOS He stated that the number of users is eleven times higher than the established “gatekeeper” limit, and that it is approaching this limit for individual users as well. The committee had previously declared the Safari browser and the Apple App Store as gatekeepers. Remarkably, the decision came just before Apple introduced its new iPad models.