Germany’s antitrust watchdog has launched a probe into whether Apple has established market dominance through its “digital ecosystem”, making it the fourth US tech giant the agency has targeted this year.
Using new competition laws for digital platforms enacted in January, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office has effectively launched an offensive this year against Big Tech. In the past few months, it has also initiated investigations into Facebook, Google, and Amazon.
The regulatory body said on Monday it would look at whether Apple exerted market dominance through its integration of hardware products — from iPhones and computers to tablets and wearables — with digital services such as the App Store, iCloud, or Apple Music.
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