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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<html newsdate="2025-01-16">
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<version>1</version>
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<head>
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<title>The FSFE calls for broader interoperability by Apple under the DMA</title>
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</head>
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<body>
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<h1>The FSFE calls for broader interoperability by Apple under the DMA</h1>
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<p>The Free Software Foundation Europe, alongside civil society
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organizations, developers and researchers, submitted its position to the
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European Commission’s public consultation on measures requiring Apple to
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ensure compliance with the Digital Markets Act’s interoperability
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provisions. The FSFE stressed the urgent need for Apple to provide effective,
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free-of-charge interoperability.</p>
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<figure>
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<img src="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/ee/3d/407431339a047caf4fc5f1ea05db.png"
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alt="Ilustration showing what looks like a snake in the shape of an apple in black with a red shadow"/>
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<figcaption>
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CC-BY-SA 4.0. by <a href="https://rahak.net/work.html">Rahak</a> for
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FSFE.
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</figcaption>
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</figure>
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<p>In parallel to <a href="/activities/apple-litigation/apple-litigation.html">the
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litigation efforts against Apple</a>, the FSFE continues to collaborate
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with the European Commission and other stakeholders in the enforcement
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of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alongside other civil society
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organizations, researchers and developers, <a
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href="https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ARTICLE-19_Joint-submission_EC_PUBLIC-CONSULTATION_APPLE_ARTICLE-67.pdf">the
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FSFE submitted
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its position</a> to the European Commission to improve
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the European Commission’s <a
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href="https://digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu/dma100204-consultation-proposed-measures-requesting-interoperability-apples-ios-and-ipados-operating_en">proposal</a>
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to regulate Apple’s approach towards interoperability in its iOS and
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iPadOS operating systems, as required by Article 6(7) of the DMA.</p>
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<p>The FSFE is demanding a shift towards “interoperability by default”.
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Apple’s reactive approach is at odds with the DMA, undermining developer
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agency and consumer choice. The FSFE urges that Apple should
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not deny software interoperability at its discretion, but the process for
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assessing interoperability requests should be transparent and
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non-discriminatory. We recommend that the Commission take a more active
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role by scrutinizing Apple’s decisions and intermediating conflict
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resolution among Apple and access-seeking developers. Besides, Apple
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should not rely on API security by obscurity, but the Commission should
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require public API documentation. We suggest that the Commission require Apple to also adopt
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an effective bug-tracking system and prohibit the company from requiring
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non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) from
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developers who wish to interoperate with iOS and iPadOS.</p>
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<div>
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<blockquote>The FSFE has ensured that the
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voices of Free Software developers, particularly smaller projects, are
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heard. We welcome the European Commission’s steps
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toward demanding effective and transparent measures from
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Apple, but a fundamental shift
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towards "interoperability by design" would be the most impactful
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improvement. DMA is not only about regulating competition among gatekeepers but also
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levelling the playing field to SMEs and smaller software developers. Therefore, it is crucial to keep
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Apple’s approach to interoperability under strict scrutiny from the Commission and civil
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society." <cite> Lucas Lasota, FSFE Legal Programme Manager</cite>
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</blockquote>
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</div>
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<p>In addition, the FSFE is participating in a comprehensive study on how Apple’s
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restrictive interoperability policies harm Free Software. This research
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was first presented in November 2024 during a conference on the DMA
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implementation in Brussels and will also be presented at an <a
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href="https://kgi.georgetown.edu/events/dma-and-beyond-conference/">upcoming
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event</a> organized by the Knight-Georgetown Institute and Yale
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University in Washington, D.C., in February 2025.</p>
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<h2 id="additional-materials">Additional Material</h2>
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<p><a
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href="https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ARTICLE-19_Joint-submission_EC_PUBLIC-CONSULTATION_APPLE_ARTICLE-67.pdf">Joint
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submission</a> to the European
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Commission’s public consultation on Apple’s request-driven approach
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towards Art. 6(7) DMA.</p>
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<p><a href="/activities/apple-litigation/apple-litigation.html">Dedicated
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page</a> to FSFE’s strategic litigation efforts on the Apple vs European Commission
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case at the Court of Justice of the European Union.</p>
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</body>
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<tags>
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<tag key="press">Press Release</tag>
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<tag key="deviceneutrality">Device Neutrality</tag>
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<tag key="european-commission">European Commission</tag>
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<tag key="DMA">DMA</tag>
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<tag key="front-page"/>
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<tag key="highlights">highlights</tag>
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</tags>
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<discussion href=""/>
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<image url="https://pics.fsfe.org/uploads/original/ee/3d/407431339a047caf4fc5f1ea05db.png"
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alt="Ilustration showing what looks like a snake in the shape of an apple in black with a red shadow"/>
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