Federico Viticci Jan 25, 2024

Apple has announced some SWEEPING changes coming to the App Store in the EU with iOS 17.4:

- Alternative app marketplaces
- 0% commission for apps sold outside the App Store, with 0% commission on alternative payment methods (!)
- Third-party browser engines now allowed (!!)
- Game streaming now allowed on the App Store

We have an extensive summary of all the changes on MacStories, with more to come shortly: https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-details-how-it-plans-to-comply-with-the-eus-digital-markets-act/

Apple Details How It Plans to Comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act

Today, Apple announced how it intends to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which the European Commission says applies to the App Store. There are a lot of details to cover, but in summary, radical change is coming to the EU App Store, but only in the EU. Let’s take a look at how

Show threadJames AtkinsonJan 25, 2024
@viticci hope people like a Chrome monoculture.
Show threadJohann-Tobias SchägJan 25, 2024
@jimmyjamesuk @viticci EU is comming after that too.
Show threadJames AtkinsonJan 25, 2024
@freemin7 they should have done it first.
Show threadJohann-Tobias SchägJan 25, 2024
@jimmyjamesuk I am sorry the EU has not your personal priorities at heart. I encourage you to vote for an EU political party which prioritzes google demonopolisation over apple demonopolisation. More power to you though!
Show threadJames AtkinsonJan 25, 2024
@freemin7 big fan of the eu generally. I do think this is a misstep however. It only entrenches Chromes monopoly and now sites will be able to say ”just install Chrome”.
Show threadDima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱Jan 25, 2024
@jimmyjamesuk @freemin7 Apple will react by bringing Safari to other OSs, cause it can.
Show threadJohann-Tobias SchägJan 25, 2024
@dimpase @jimmyjamesuk I find that unlikely.
Show threadDima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱Jan 25, 2024
@freemin7 @jimmyjamesuk that's one of the few things Apple can do to prevent total googlisation of the net and maOS/iOS, something which would rob them of $$.
Show threadJohann-Tobias SchägJan 25, 2024
@dimpase @jimmyjamesuk Apple is not interested in this. They stopped supporting Safari for windows.
Show threadDima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱
@freemin7 @jimmyjamesuk Apple *was* not interested.
Jan 25, 2024 at 7:59pmWeb