The EC considered that Apple abused its dominant position by restricting developers from informing consumers about alternative, cheaper music services outside the AppStore.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has won a Court of Appeal case overturning the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) decision, which suspended an investigation launched by the CMA against Apple.

The CAT’s decision to quash the CMA’s Market Investigation Reference againts Apple.

On 03 November 2023, the CMA issued a final decision to accept the comitments offered by Amazon to ensure that third-party Marketplace sellers can compete on a level-playing field.

The DMA is the first EC’s attempt to apply ex-ante regulation to online platforms. While it is undeniable that competition authorities around the globe have invested huge amounts of time and money in lenghty investigations againts the so-called GAFA companies, people should question whether other countries should adopt a similar approach.