Apple Loses EU Court Battle Over App Store 'Gatekeeper' Status Under DMA

Executive Briefing

• Rules Apple must continue allowing rivals to interoperate with all five of its app stores
• Upholds EU decision treating iOS, macOS, watchOS, iPadOS, and tvOS stores as a single platform service
• Rejects Apple's iMessage investigation challenge, maintaining current messaging interoperability exemption
• Warns DMA rules threaten privacy and security protections built over decades, per Apple spokesperson
• Faces two additional pending EU cases, including a €500M fine appeal for anti-steering violations