Last year, the European Union forced Apple to make App Store more open as part of the Digital Markets Law (DMA) study. According to this law, iPhone users in the EU have the opportunity to install third -party application stores on their devices, use third -party payment systems, and consequently install external applications. However, the DMA struggle between Apple and the EU is still in progress.
Although most iPhone users will not benefit from this change, it is clear that Apple’s devices to keep their devices as special as before can be difficult in some other regions. The judicial officials in more regions examine the App Store applications. After these investigations, more zones can make similar decisions to DMA.
China has now been added to the list of countries that examine Apple’s App Store applications. The country launched an investigation in the US before the President Trump took office, but this investigation has become a more important agenda with the growth of the trade war between the US and China. At the beginning of this week, China announced an official investigation against Apple immediately after the entry into force of new US tariffs against China.
According to Bloomberg, the investigation against Apple is not yet very advanced. State Market Editing Administration (Samr) is currently examining Apple’s App Store applications. According to Bloomberg’s sources, Samr has been meeting with Apple officials and application developers since last year. The main topics of the investigation include Apple’s 30 %commission in in -app purchases and a ban on third -party application stores and payment systems.
According to the results of these interviews, examinations can be concluded by Apple’s probably changes in the App Store. According to the Chinese regulators, Apple’s App Store policies share the same concerns as other regulatory organizations investigating. The same sources say that if Apple avoids changing changes in the App Store, the government can initiate an official investigation.
This means that Apple will be encouraged to open the App Store in China, as in the EU. However, this time, Apple’s DMA -like law may not apply to this decision.
Nevertheless, it is worth noting that all of them are speculation for now. Apple produces most of its products in China, and the government will probably want to make Apple happy to some extent. Therefore, there is a completely different situation compared to the EU. Nevertheless, it is estimated that the Chinese government will ask the iPhone manufacturer to allow more local services to be used, such as Chinese payment systems instead of its own ecosystem in the country.
