TECH - Apple's iMessage Escapes Antitrust Threat EU Says It Does Not Qualify As A 'Gatekeeper Service' | Benzinga
European Union's antitrust threat over Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iMessage has blown over, with the commission concluding that it does not qualify as a "gatekeeper service" under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
What Happened: The Commission’s decisions mark the end of investigations that commenced in September.
As per the Commission’s announcement, Apple’s iMessage, Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bing, Edge, and Advertising were the services under examination. Apple and Microsoft initially identified these services in July as meeting the quantitative criteria of the DMA.
Despite fulfilling these criteria, both tech heavyweights presented "rebuttal" arguments, ...