What you need to know A South African-based agency is reportedly set to look into Microsoft over its cloud computing licensing practices. According to a source familiar with the issue, the case is quite similar to the one Microsoft is currently facing against the EU regulator, which forced it to unbundle Teams from Office 365 […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft has unbundled Teams from Office 365 globally after Slack filed a complaint with the EU Commission, citing anti-competitive practices. The company separated the services in the European Economic Area and Switzerland last year, but it seems it was enough for the competitors. Teams will now be available for new […]
Read MoreA lawsuit targeting Apple’s refusal to allow apps to support cryptocurrency transactions was today tossed out by a San Francisco judge, reports Reuters. The lawsuit, which was filed by Venmo and Cash App customers, claimed that Apple drove up the fees charged by Venmo and Cash App by not letting payment apps facilitate cryptocurrency transactions. […]
Read MoreApple fait l’objet d’un procès aux États-Unis pour des violations présumées de la législation antitrust. Selon Bloomberg, le ministère américain de la justice poursuit Apple pour des violations présumées de la législation antitrust. Le ministère de la justice des Etats-Unis accuse Apple d’empêcher ses concurrents d’accéder aux fonctions matérielles et logicielles de l’iPhone. 16 procureurs […]
Read MoreApple fait l’objet d’un procès aux États-Unis pour des violations présumées de la législation antitrust. Selon Bloomberg, le ministère américain de la justice poursuit Apple pour des violations présumées de la législation antitrust. Le ministère de la justice des Etats-Unis accuse Apple d’empêcher ses concurrents d’accéder aux fonctions matérielles et logicielles de l’iPhone. 16 procureurs […]
Read MoreThe United States Justice Department is preparing to sue Apple for violating antitrust law as soon as Thursday, reports Bloomberg. The lawsuit will be the culmination of an investigation that initially started in 2019 as an antitrust review of major technology companies. U.S. regulators have already sued Google, Meta, and Amazon. Over the last several […]
Read MoreKey parts of Apple’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) are set to be investigated by European regulators based on developer feedback, the EU’s antitrust chief warned on Tuesday. In an interview with Reuters, the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said that Apple’s introduction of new fees was already being looked at as […]
Read MoreApple representatives met with the U.S. Justice Department last week in a last ditch effort to persuade the agency not to file an antitrust suit against the company, according to Bloomberg. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report states that Apple and its lawyers met with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, who will have […]
Read MoreAn antitrust lawsuit that AliveCor filed against Apple back in 2021 will not proceed, with the judge overseeing the case today filing a summary judgment in Apple’s favor. The full ruling is under seal as of now due to confidentiality requests from Apple and AliveCor, but the filing makes it clear that the case went […]
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook yesterday met the European Union’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, at Apple Park amid a series of disputes between the organizations. The meeting focused on European competition policy and digital regulation. On X (formerly Twitter), Vestager explained that she stressed Apple’s impending obligation to allow users to install third-party app stores and […]
Read MoreThe United States Justice Department is in the “late stages” of an antitrust investigation into Apple that could soon lead to an antitrust lawsuit, reports The New York Times. The DoJ could be ready to file a “sweeping” antitrust case in the first half of 2024, with the agency considering how Apple’s control over hardware […]
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook will meet the European Union’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, next week amid a series of disputes with the organization (via Reuters). Vestager is also set to meet the chief executives of Alphabet, Broadcom, and Nvidia, as well as senior executives from OpenAI. The meetings will take place in San Francisco and […]
Read MoreEpic Games has won its antitrust lawsuit against Google, after the nine-member jury in the case unanimously agreed that the tech giant abused its power by operating an app store monopoly and charging developers unduly high fees. The unanimous verdict came after three hours of deliberation following a four-week trial looking into Google’s Play store. […]
Read MoreIn 2020, Epic Games, the developer of the widely popular game Fortnite, filed lawsuits against Apple and Google, accusing the two companies of following anti-competitive practices with their app distribution platforms, App Store and Play Store. While the court delivered the verdict in the Epic versus Apple case in September 2021, which was largely in […]
Read MoreApple faces a renewed comprehensive investigation into its dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming following a ruling by London’s Court of Appeal (via Bloomberg). The court’s decision effectively reverses a previous verdict that had halted the probe, reinforcing the authority of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In November 2022, the CMA launched […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified at the United States Justice Department’s antitrust trial about Google today. Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has been accused of maintaining a monopoly in search by using unlawful practices. Nadella is one of many who will testify during the trial, and he will focus […]
Read MoreApple has become the target of a £785 million ($1 billion) class action lawsuit on behalf of over 1,500 developers in the UK over its App Store fees, reports TechCrunch. The suit accuses Apple of abusing a dominant position by charging a 15% to 30% fee on in-app sales in the App Store, a policy […]
Read MoreWhat you need to know Microsoft bundles video conferencing app Teams with its productivity based Office 365 and Microsoft 365 subscriptions. The European Commission is expected to investigate whether or not the pairing is a violation of antitrust laws. Reports in April of this year indicated that Microsoft was already contemplating separating the two products, […]
Read MoreGermany’s Bundeskartellamt antitrust authority today announced that Apple is subject to “extended abuse control” under the German Competition Act, which means that German regulators can prevent the company from engaging in “anti-competitive practices.” Bundeskartellamt president Andreas Mundt said that Apple’s economic position is not adequately controlled by competition, giving German authorities the right to step […]
Read MoreThe European Commission today announced it has narrowed its antitrust investigation into Apple’s rules for streaming music apps. In a revised Statement of Objections sent to Apple, the Commission said it will no longer challenge Apple’s requirement for apps to use the App Store’s in-app purchase system for digital goods and services. The investigation began […]
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