On Monday 29 April, the European Commission announced that it had designated Apple’s iPad operating system for tablets (‘iPadOS’) as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The market investigation into the operating system was launched on 5 September 2023, when Apple’s Safari browser, AppStore and iOS were designated as gatekeepers in the first round of DMA designations(see EUROPE B13244A3).
For the Commission, Apple’s operating system for its tablets constrains...