EU Clears Apple, Microsoft: iMessage and Edge Exempt

The EU Clears Apple and Microsoft: iMessage and Edge Are Exempt from Digital Markets Act

The European Union has decided not to impose any concessions on Apple and Microsoft in relation to their popular products under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This means that Apple’s iMessage and Microsoft’s Edge browser, Bing search function, and advertising service will remain unchanged in the region. The European Commission announced the closure of its investigations into these offerings, confirming that Apple and Microsoft are indeed “gatekeepers” in the industry, but iMessage, Bing, and Edge don’t fall into that category.