Three letters which must call into question a duopoly.
The regulation on digital markets (Digital Markets Act, DMA), which comes into force this Thursday, March 7, aims to reshuffle the cards between the mainly American tech giants and smaller players.
In the crosshairs of European legislators, Apple and Google are strongly urged to open their mobile operating systems, iOS and Android, to alternative and independent application download stores.
After dragging its feet, Apple allows it in its iOS 17.4 update downloadable on iPhone since this Thursday.
Google should quickly follow with a new version of Android.
The pressure from the European Union is maximum after a period of six months for compliance.
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