The European Union has started to designate the products of technology companies as gatekeepers (core services). It was stated that these applications, ranging from WhatsApp to Play Store, led to undermining competition on Android and iOS. Finally, Google requested that Apple’s iMessage application be examined.
Google filed a complaint against Apple over iMessage to the EU
Technology companies and telecom operators, including Google, have made a new application to European Union regulators. It was stated that the iMessage service should be defined as a “core service” within the scope of the new regulations.
Google, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica and Orange sent a petition to the European Commission. In this article, the companies argued that iMessage meets the criteria to be considered a core platform service as defined in the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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For those who don’t know, the new DMA law implemented by the EU aims to reduce the power of large technology companies in the market. This petition is Apple’s; It claims to compete with applications such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Messenger with iMessage.
In Google’s defense, iMessage serves as an important gateway between businesses and customers. This means that iMessage should be classified as a core service. On the other hand, with Apple’s iMessage SMS format instead of RCS It was stated that his support was not correct.
However, Apple argues that iMessage is intended for personal use and should not fall within the scope of DMA. The statement from company spokespersons on the subject states that iMessage has a smaller user base compared to other services.
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