Europe loosens the straps tying Apple and Microsoft to tough antitrust rules

The European Commission has reversed its decision that some Apple and Microsoft offerings qualify as "gatekeeper services" under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), meaning the bloc’s toughest regulations won’t be applied. The Tuesday decision means Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Edge, Bing, and Advertising won’t be subject to …

[Pascal Monett]

Developers

It would seem contrary to the interests of a company to treat the very people who make its platform interesting in such a money-grubbing, condescending way.

Thankfully, this decision does nothing to change how the EU considers Apple's Play Store.

[elsergiovolador]

Arsessment

Following a thorough assessment of all arguments

I can picture opening all those brown envelopes and counting cash was probably quite exhausting...

[Charlie Clark]

Subject to review

The legislation has some poorly crafted categories. No doubt it will take the courts to sort this out.

[mark l 2]

So does this mean that the promise of being able to rid Windows of Edge in the EU is down gone with this chance in ruling, and it will still be there trying to force its way as the default browser after every Windows update?