Apple Might Finally Address This Long-Standing Antitrust Criticism
As antitrust scrutiny of major tech companies continues to mount, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly considering making a major concession: allowing users to set third-party apps as the default for certain functions on iOS. That capability has long been available on the company's MacOS operating system, but Apple has never permitted iOS users to do so. That's attracted criticism that Apple is undermining competition by favoring its own first-party apps.
The House Judiciary Committee had sent Apple a letter last September seeking information regarding "Apple's policy regarding whether iPhone users can choose non-Apple apps as default apps." In the case of Apple's mobile browser, Safari, the company responded to lawmakers and defended the policy: "Safari is one of the apps that Apple believes defines the core user experience on iOS, with industry-leading security and privacy features."
Apple's App Store has attracted considerable antitrust scrutiny. Image source: Apple.
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