EU Designates Apple's iPadOS as 'Gatekeeper', Sets Compliance Deadline

Apr 29, 2024, 10:25 AM

The European Commission has designated Apple's iPadOS as a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), aligning it with other Apple services like iOS, the App Store, and Safari which were previously subject to these regulations. The designation means Apple must make significant adjustments to iPadOS to comply with the DMA within six months. The DMA aims to prevent large tech companies from monopolizing the market, and although iPad does not currently hold a dominant market position, the EU is preemptively applying these rules in anticipation of potential market dominance.