European Union Decision for iPadOS

The European Union continues to confront firms that are described as “gatekeepers” and have great influence over a market. EU officials, in their statement after an eight-month investigation, said: “The Commission believes that iPadOS will help business users reach end users.” constitutes an important transition and concluded that Apple has a well-established and durable position in terms of iPadOS.” he said.

Six months to Apple

Apple’s iPadOS To make it compatible with DMA It was stated that it had a period of six months. With the DMA, which came into force on March 7, the European Union gained rights such as users being able to download applications from outside the Apple App Store, deleting applications installed on the iPad, and choosing default service providers.

If Apple does not comply with this regulation, serious sanctions and penalties may be faced with. DMA, which we can translate as the Digital Markets Law, contains special provisions for operating systems. According to these provisions, Apple may be fined up to 10% of its global turnover if it does not make changes to iPadOS. If this situation repeats, the rate may increase to 20%.

In the statement made by the commission, businesses iPadOS He stated that the number of users is 11 times higher than the “gatekeeper” limit, and that it is also approaching this limit for individual users. The commission had previously declared the Safari browser and the Apple App Store as gatekeepers. It was noteworthy that the decision came just before Apple introduced its new iPad models.