Submitted by The European Commission has opened two formal antitrust investigations into Apple. The first investigation concerns “the mandatory use of Apple’s own proprietary in-app purchase system and restrictions on the ability of developers to inform iPhone and iPad users of alternative cheaper purchasing possibilities outside of apps.”
The second investigation concerns “Apple’s terms, conditions and other measures for integrating Apple Pay in merchant apps and websites on iPhones and iPads, Apple’s limitation of access to the Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality (‘tap and go’) on iPhones for payments in stores, and alleged refusals of access to Apple Pay.”
I’m glad this is finally happening, this was warranted at least a decade ago. I doubt all the people & companies who were hurt by these restrictions will get much in the way of compensation. But hopefully at the very least corporate restrictions on market freedoms will be lifted in the future so that we can have more competition, freedom of choice, and owner rights on our own devices.