Apple and Microsoft argue against EU putting iMessage and Bing on the tech 'gatekeeper' list

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Apple and Microsoft have reportedly reached out to the European Union (EU) to prevent their respective services from ending up on the regulator's 'gatekeeper' list. In case you don't know, EU's Digital Markets Act is aimed at reducing monopoly within the tech industry and promote healthy competition. The law is also focused on identifying 'gatekeepers', services that can act as a bottleneck to other market participants. While, the EU has not released the list, Alphabet, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft and others are expected to make the list.

Financial Times is now reporting that both Apple and Microsoft want to get a head start in arguing their position to ensure they don't end up on the list. The EU is expected to release the 'gatekeeper' list this Wednesday and the basic criteria is an "annual turnover of more than €7.5bn, a market cap above €75bn, and active monthly users in the EU of 45mn".

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The European Commission has designated six major tech companies (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, and Microsoft) as gatekeepers under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA). This is the first time companies have been labeled as gatekeepers since the legislation was enacted earlier this year.

The commission identified 22 core platform services provided by these gatekeepers that will now be subject to increased regulation. These services include Windows, LinkedIn, Bing Ads, Google Search, and the App Store.

EU slaps Microsoft and others with a gatekeeper designation, opens 22 services to regulation

The EU designated several tech giants as gatekeepers under the new DMA, including Microsoft, Google, and Apple. This imposes rules on core services like search, app store limits and more.

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