Apple, Microsoft get breather ahead of new act, world’s most valuable companies free from…Apple and Microsoft's services will not face new obligations, including a requirement to offer interoperability with other messaging services. It means that these services will not face new obligations, including a requirement to offer interoperability with other messaging services. Apple and Microsoft had submitted ‘rebuttal’ arguments, explaining why these four core platform services should not, in their view, qualify as gateways. The decisions do not affect in any way the designation of Apple and Microsoft as gatekeepers as regards their other core platform services. Meta has seen two of its messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Messenger, designated as core platform services under the DMA.

Source: dna February 14, 2024 14:36 UTC