Apple's iMessage is not a gatekeeper, per the EU's DMA rules, so the iPhone doesn't have to support Google's RCS messages anytime soon.
. Similarly, Microsoft defended Bing against being a gatekeeper. Now that the EU has announced the first round of gatekeeper companies and gatekeeper services, we know that the iMessage platform is exempt.claims and provide a definitive answer within five months. The same goes for Bing. According to the EU’s schedule, new gatekeeper designations will come in February 2024.is supposed to protect users and businesses from big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google , Microsoft, Meta, and others.
The EU also explained that Gmail, Outlook, and the Samsung Internet Browser do not meet the thresholds for gatekeeper designation: The gatekeepers on the list have six months to make changes to the services on the list so they comply with the DMA rules. That might mean opening the App Store to third-party payment systems for Apple. And allowing third-party app stores and app sideloading onCompanies that do not comply risk fines of up to 10% of their worldwide turnover. The penalty goes up to 20% for repeated offenses.
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