Apple’s cloud gaming ban and mandatory WebKit declared anti-competitive

Apple is under investigation by many governments and government agencies around the world. Apple has been fined for making Apple Pay mandatory on dating sites in the Netherlands recently. Apple, which is alleged to compete unfairly with the Apple Pay system, is also subject to some sanctions on the hardware side. The company, which will soon have to use USB-C, was severely criticized by the UK and some of its moves were declared anticompetitive.

Apple’s blocking of game streaming services leads to unfair competition

Cloud streaming services have become seriously popular with mobile internet reaching incredible speeds. Xbox Cloud Gaming, GeForce Now and Stadia have gained a substantial user community around the world. These companies, which offer applications for the use of cloud streaming services on the Android and Windows side, had to seriously deal with Apple’s App Store rules. Apple, which does not allow access to more than one game under a single application; Xbox Cloud Gaming has pushed Stadia and GeForce Now to look for alternative ways. Although companies offer web applications via Safari, the United Kingdom described this situation as unfair competition.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority described Apple’s blocking of cloud streaming services as unfair competition. Stating that Google and Apple have gone too far in monopoly in their statements, the authority stated that the blocking of cloud gaming services seriously harms both developers and users. While it was stated that games are a serious source of income in the App Store, it was stated that Apple made unfair competition by blocking cloud streaming applications. Having to use the

WebKit engine also enters into unfair competition

Although Apple allows alternative browsers on the iOS platform, all browsers published in the App Store must use Apple’s WebKit engine. Thus, Apple prevents the speed and features of all browsers from surpassing Safari. The Competition and Markets Authority also described Apple’s mandatory WebKit moro as unfair competition. According to the authority, Apple makes WebKit mandatory, preventing the development of faster and more useful browsers than the Safari browser. In addition, it was stated that the WebKit engine’s limiting Web applications harm users.

Apple was under investigation by the UK last year. As a result of the investigation, it has been decided that Apple includes unfair competition in many areas. The terms and conditions of the App Store are still under investigation. The UK may impose sanctions on Apple as a result of the investigation. Claims of unfair competition against Apple are growing every year. Let’s see if the company can get rid of these claims.