Ab Montag: Apple öffnet iPadOS in der EU

Ende April erklärte die Europäische Kommission Apples iPadOS als „Gatekeeper“ (obwohl die Anzahl der aktiven Nutzer von Apples Tablet-Betriebssystem unterhalb des vom DMA festgelegten Wert liegt).

The Digital Markets Act is a dynamic tool which allows us to tackle the realities of digital markets. Today, we have brought Apple’s iPadOS within the scope of the DMA obligations. Our market investigation showed that despite not meeting the thresholds, iPadOS constitutes an important gateway on which many companies rely to reach their customers. Today’s decision will ensure that fairness and contestability are preserved also on this platform, in addition to the 22 other services we designated last September. Apple has six months to make iPadOS compliant with the DMA.

European Commission | Margrethe Vestager

Sideloading und alternative Browser Engines starten laut Apple am Montag.

Users in the EU can download iPadOS apps on the App Store and through alternative distribution. As mentioned in May, if you have entered into the Alternative Terms Addendum for Apps in the EU, iPadOS first annual installs will begin to accrue and the lower App Store commission rate will apply.

Ich freue mich ernsthaft darüber, hoffe aber auf tatsächlich spannende Softwareangebote. Weil ganz ehrlich: Fürs iPhone fehlt uns interessante Software aus alternativen App-Marktplätzen, die seit März – seit iOS 17.4 – möglich wäre.