EU's Breton tells Apple CEO to open its ecosystem to rivals
The Hindu
EU industry chief Breton calls on Apple's Cook to open up iPhone ecosystem to rivals. Breton urges Apple to comply with DMA to increase competition, citing security and privacy as no excuse. Apple declined to comment.
EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Tuesday called on Apple CEO Tim Cook to open up the iPhone maker's fiercely guarded ecosystem of hardware and software to rivals.
Breton's comments came after meeting Cook in Brussels.
"The next job for Apple and other Big Tech, under the DMA (Digital Markets Act) is to open up its gates to competitors," Breton told Reuters.
"Be it the electronic wallet, browsers or app stores, consumers using an Apple iPhone should be able to benefit from competitive services by a range of providers," he said.
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Apple declined to comment.
The newly adopted DMA sets out a list of dos and don'ts for Apple and other tech companies to abide by to increase competition.
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