iMessage won’t be a gatekeeper service – here’s why I’m not surprised
iOS, the App Store, and Safari are all gatekeeper services in the EU, as is Apple. That's according to the region's first gatekeeper determinations under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation a few months ago. Importantly, iMessage is not one of them. Comparatively, Meta's WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger chat apps are gatekeepers.
But the EU has started investigating whether iMessage qualifies as a gatekeeper, asking businesses some unusual questions along the way. Google partnered with the top carriers in Europe to pressure the EU to rule iMessage as a gatekeeper. The investigation's official conclusions won't be out until February, but word already got out that the EU has tentatively found that iMessage doesn't qualify as a gatekeeper.
As a European, I'm not surprised. We don't have a blue vs. green bubbles problem over here. As a longtime iPhone user, I rely on WhatsApp the most, even when texting other fellow iPhone users. Still, if the EU decides the iMessage isn't a gatekeeper, it'll be a big deal for Apple, Google, and other rivals.
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