Apple battles AppStore and iMessage exposure under EU gatekeeper rules
By Lewis Crofts ( October 21, 2025, 15:33 GMT | Insight) -- Apple asked judges to overturn EU findings against its AppStore and iMessage services, saying officials had wrongly understood the company's devices and exposed the messaging app to parallel regulation in national courts. The European Commission said Apple ran a single AppStore across all its devices that warranted gatekeeper regulation. Judges quizzed the parties on remunerating the service and the force of EU findings for other judges.Apple asked judges to overturn EU findings against its AppStore and iMessage services, saying officials had wrongly understood the company's devices and exposed the messaging app to parallel regulation in national courts....
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