A summary is in the OP link, but here’s a summary I found online for what it means in practice:
For iPhone users, this means they will be able to:
Install any software
Install any App Store and choose to make it default
Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default
Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default
User any browser and browser engine and choose to make it default
Use any messaging app and choose to make it default
Make core messaging functionality interoperable. They lay out concrete examples like file transfer
Use existing hardware and software features without competitive prejudice. E.g. NFC
Not preference their services. This includes CTAs in settings to encourage users to subscribe to Gatekeeper services, and ranking their own services above others in selection and advertising portals
Much, much, more.
After the Act is signed by the Council and the European Parliament in September, Apple, Google, Amazon, and other “Gatekeepers” will have six months to comply. Fines are up to 10% of global revenue for the first offense, and 20% for repeat offenses.
A summary is in the OP link, but here’s a summary I found online for what it means in practice:
For iPhone users, this means they will be able to:
Install any software
Install any App Store and choose to make it default
Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default
Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default
User any browser and browser engine and choose to make it default
Use any messaging app and choose to make it default
Make core messaging functionality interoperable. They lay out concrete examples like file transfer
Use existing hardware and software features without competitive prejudice. E.g. NFC
Not preference their services. This includes CTAs in settings to encourage users to subscribe to Gatekeeper services, and ranking their own services above others in selection and advertising portals
Much, much, more.
After the Act is signed by the Council and the European Parliament in September, Apple, Google, Amazon, and other “Gatekeepers” will have six months to comply. Fines are up to 10% of global revenue for the first offense, and 20% for repeat offenses.