Proposed regulations in the UK mirror the EU’s, which could result in the removal and delay of select features for iPhones and other products in Apple’s ecosystem.
Apple could face DMA-like regulation in the UK
Apple could face DMA-like regulation in the UK
Apple would rather not ship a feature in a region at all if it meant opening up its operating system to competitors. It has already withheld iPhone mirroring and Mac Live Activities from the EU, and delayed Apple Intelligence in the region.
In July, the UK announced plans for its Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to introduce regulations against Apple and Google. On Wednesday, the BBC shared that Apple and the CMA made new statements on the issue, though the full text of those statements wasn’t revealed.