Now Apple attacks the EU and demands that DMA be eliminated

Tim Cook's company also argues that the DMA forces the ecosystem to open up to non-controlled ways of distributing apps, such as alternative marketplaces, third-party payment systems and so-called sideloading. These are all situations that - according to Apple - risk exposing users to scams, malware, counterfeit apps and content hitherto excluded from the App Store, such as pornography and gambling, even in countries where these categories are banned by law.

Another critical point concerns data management. The regulation, Apple explains, obliges the company to grant other operators access to extremely sensitive information, such as the complete list of notifications received or the history of Wi-Fi networks used. Data to which not even Apple has access, and which with the EU changes - according to the company - could reveal personal details about places visited and daily habits, increasing the risks of surveillance and tracking.

In short, the DMA - according to Apple - is not a law that protects the consumer, but rather exposes him to cyber risks that have always been rather far from Cupertino's products, given the caution with which software is ignited. Nor does it work in terms of competition, because - again according to the Californian company - the announced benefits are not visible. On the contrary, the DMA would limit the possibility of product differentiation, making iPhone and iOS more similar to Android and reducing the choices available to consumers. Moreover, Cupertino disputes that the DMA primarily affects its own ecosystem, while other smartphone manufacturers would not be subject to the same constraints.

It seems quite clear, then, that there has been a change of policy at Apple. Also by virtue of the fact that, apparently, collaboration with the EU has not brought great results. Hence the request to repeal the DMA and reconsider its effects on users, since European citizens risk having products that are less safe, less innovative and with a more fragmented experience than the rest of the world.

It cannot be ruled out that Apple's attack strategy is somehow the result of the increased protection that American technology bigwigs now feel with Donald Trump in the White House. After all, the US president is not sparing with criticism and attacks on the EU itself. And Apple is certainly among the American companies that the White House wants to protect.