Tuta mail success versus Apple
The German email provider Tuta (previously known as Tutanota) had success versus Apple. After a Reuters journalist contacted Apple, things finally started rolling.
https://tuta.com/blog/dma-complaint-apple-tuta-default-mail-app
#DMA: European Commission falls short on interoperability requirements for Apple
Despite initial promising steps, the @EUCommission 's measures on Apple’s compliance with interoperability procedures under the Digital Markets Act fall short.
The less stringent obligations on API documentation and long deadlines for interoperability solutions will impact how #FreeSoftware projects get interoperability from Apple.
What happened to 'interoperability by design'?
In December, 2024, the @EUCommission had proposed an interesting path for Apple to achieve higher standards of interoperability under the #DMA. The final version excluded several of these requirements.
A coalition of organisations and experts have weighted the positives and negatives of the final decision of how developers can request #interoperability from #Apple.
#Google funds this #EU think tank to put out policy papers saying #DigitalMarketsAct will break their lovely #PlayProtect scare screens, making us all less safe and "it require[s] Google to allow developers to insert links inside their Play Store apps".
https://ecipe.org/publications/eu-dma-undermine-security-mobile-operating-systems/#_ftn13
As I've always said in relation to the #DMA, let @fdroidorg compete on trustworthiness. I'd love to see this think thank include analysis malware rates of #CalyxOS with #FDroid and compare that to #GooglePlay #security
@farshidhakimy @frumble oha sehe gerade ist ein Google Produkt. Das sollte gehen den #dma verstoßen, #eucomission. #circletosearch
I can see the ability to use other messaging apps to communicate with #WhatsApp users within the EU (thanks to the #DMA) is going to become popular quickly, once #Matrix and others have finished implementing it… #interoperability
From: @alderik
https://eupolicy.social/@alderik/114244998284128945
Konfliktvermeidung mit Trump: Geringe EU‑Strafen gegen Apple und Meta https://www.computerbase.de/news/wirtschaft/konfliktvermeidung-mit-trump-geringe-eu-strafen-gegen-apple-und-meta.91976/ #eu #apple #meta #dma
This #AndroidAuto #ECJ judgment is apparently already causing nightmares to some conventional competition lawyers: it might to lead to mandated #interoperability FAR beyond #DMA Core Platform Services 
https://techpolicy.press/interoperability-in-the-eu-a-judgment-opens-the-door
It’s time for real interoperability. Let’s make it happen.
The #DMA targets walled gardens and messaging interoperability. Meta, the designated gatekeeper, offers an solution that falls short of its goals.
The XMPP Standards Foundation (@xmpp) publishes an Open Letter to Meta, to advocate for adoption of #XMPP for messaging interoperability.
The letter: https://xmpp.org/announcements/open-letter-meta-dma/
Technical briefing: https://xmpp.org/announcements/open-letter-meta-dma/technical-briefing/
The corresponding blog post: https://xmpp.org/2025/03/open-letter-to-meta-support-true-messaging-interoperability-with-xmpp/
#XSF Announcement
Today the #XMPP Standards Foundation publishes an Open Letter to urge #Meta to adopt XMPP for messaging #interoperability.
It’s time for real interoperability. Let’s make it happen.
https://xmpp.org/announcements/open-letter-meta-dma/
#jabber #chat #rtc
#opensource #decentralization #standard #dma
“The ethics and practice of these policy organisations varies but some seem to have played a particularly active role in discussions surrounding the #DSA/ #DMA, hosting exclusive or skewed debates on behalf of their funders or publishing scaremongering reports.” 
corporateeurope.org/en/2021/08/l...
The lobby network: Big Tech's ...
Today we had a #DMA session for #FreeSoftware (#OpenSource) organizations. I was particularly happy to see the participation of Free Software app stores, browsers and operating systems interested in fair competition. There is hope in pushing the enforcement of DMA further :)
A new episode of #radio 
show #TechnoEnema with @llas from @fsfe_media. We speak about FSFE intervention in #Apple #DMA litigation.
If you don't speak 
you can skip to 8:30 where the interview in English starts.
EU zwingt #Apple zur Öffnung: Konkurrenten sollen Zugang zu iOS und Hardware-Schnittstellen erhalten. Digital Markets Act soll Marktmacht großer Tech-Unternehmen einschränken. #DMA https://winfuture.de/news,149713.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
Für iOS 19 & iOS 20: EU zwingt Apple zu neuen Funktionen für iPhone & iPad https://www.computerbase.de/news/smartphones/fuer-ios-19-und-ios-20-eu-zwingt-apple-zu-neuen-funktionen-fuer-iphone-und-ipad.91855/ #Apple #DMA #EU #iOS19
The European Union is ordering Apple to open up some of its core technologies to make it easier for competitors to develop phones, headsets, and other accessories that are more interoperable with iPhones and iPads. #EuropeanUnion #Antitrust #DMA #Apple https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_816
Google search and the Play Store fall foul of the Digital Markets Act rules, says the EU.
Both services are suspected of breaching the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday.
The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants. Aspects of Google’s business have been under investigation by the EU since March 2024, shortly after the regime came into force.
Interoperability FTW! 
> The DMA aims to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector. It regulates gatekeepers, which are large digital platforms that provide an important gateway between business users and consumers, whose position can grant them the power to create a bottleneck in the digital economy.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_816
