EU edges towards laws that could blow Apple`s walled garden wide open
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What you need to know The EU`s Digital Markets Act has been provisionally agreed upon following an overwhelming vote. If passed, the DMA could require Apple to allow third-party app stores onto iPhone. Apps like WhatsApp could be allowed to use iMessage as a service based on new interoperability requirements. Apple`s App Store, iMessage, and other services could be at risk from pending EU laws. Apple could face the biggest threat to its `walled garden` approach to services and devices yet following the news that the European Union is now closer than ever to forcing it to open up to third parties in a way it has so far resisted. The EU`s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has now reached a provisional agreement following an overwhelming vote in its favor. The EU`s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has now reached a provisional agreement following an overwhelming vote in its favor. In an announcement made earlier this week, the European Parliament saw 43 vote for, 1 vote against, and 1 abstain wh...