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Title: After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must ‘open up its gates to competitors’ Post by: HCK on October 01, 2023, 04:05:07 pm After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must ‘open up its gates to competitors’
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/iphone-15-pro-max-usb-c-cable.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>The iPhone 15 has USB-C, (https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/22/hands-on-unboxing-iphone-15-pro-max-gallery/) a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other products to use a common charger. Apple also might soon be forced to open the iPhone up to third-party app stores and sideloading thanks to the Digital Markets Act in the EU. </p> <p>In new comments today, EU industry chief Thierry Breton reiterated that Apple must “open up its gates to competitors.” </p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/26/tim-cook-eu-app-store-laws/#more-910522" data-post-id="910522" data-layer-pagetype="post" data-layer-postcategory="aapl" data-layer-viewtype="unknown" class="more-link">more…[/url] Source: After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must ‘open up its gates to competitors’ (https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/26/tim-cook-eu-app-store-laws/) |