Experts say Apple has made itself a target for regulators as the EU introduces tough new rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which just came into effect.
Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet targets EU crackdown
The DMA came into effect at midnight European time and introduces powers to slice tech giants up to 10 percent of their turnover. On the eve of the introduction, William Echikson, non-resident senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), said Apple's $2 billion fine for its music-related anti-governance provisions looked like the type the DMA is designed for. to enforce.
"If the commission is going to single out a company to challenge its compliance plan — I think it's really early," he said.
But he added that companies with "big pockets" submitted hundreds of pages of compliance plans, which overwhelmed regulators.
