Apple warns UK’s proposed EU-style app store rules could harm users and developers

On Thursday, Apple warned that the UK’s proposed measures that purport to boost competition in the mobile operating system and app store markets could negatively impact users and developers, potentially compelling the company to share its proprietary technology with international competitors at no cost.
Sam Tabahriti for Reuters:
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Last month, Britain’s competition regulator told Apple and Android-owner Google to be fairer in how they distribute apps on their mobile platforms, setting out possible interventions as it plans to designate the U.S. tech companies with strategic market status over their duopoly.
Apple said such a designation by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) would undermine privacy and security protections and limit innovation in the sector.
“We’re concerned these EU-style rules the UK is advancing are bad for users and bad for developers,” an Apple spokesperson said. “This approach undermines the privacy and security protections our users have come to expect, hampers our ability to innovate, and forces us to give away our technology for free to foreign competitors.”
A CMA spokesperson said Britain’s approach to digital market regulation differs significantly from the European Union model, offering more flexibility to tailor solutions that are proportionate and practical for both businesses and consumers.

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MacDailyNews Take: The CMA is due to make a final decision in October (but we all know how it’s likely to decide).

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