By October, if the Digital Markets Act is law in the EU by then, iPhone users in the region will be able to sideload apps on their iPhones.
. Another part of the DMA, Article 6.1, will force Apple to allow its users to sideload apps from third-party app stores.Sideloading in this case refers to the ability of users to install apps outside of the platform's official app store, which in Apple's case is the Apple App Store. Meanwhile, Android users have been allowed to sideload apps on their devices.
Because Epic wasn't taking as much as a 25% cut of in-app purchases like Apple does, it was promoting cheaper prices for the V-bucks virtual currency that Fortnite players buy and use. Vestager adds,"A fair marketplace is part of every democracy and the steps that we took last night, well, they are huge steps in terms of securing every business and [making sure] that the digital marketplace is fair for the benefit of every consumer." The DMA also addresses pre-installed software as it would give phone purchasers the right to uninstall any pre-installed apps on a phone.
The act will apply to large companies referred to as"gatekeepers" that offer browsers, messaging services, or social media to at least 45 million members in the EU, 10,000 annual business users, and have a market cap of at least 75 billion euros . Revenue must reach 7.5 billion euros . Apple easily checks off all of those boxes.
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