Apple agrees to open iPadOS to third-party app stores in EU
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The European Commission designated iPadOS as a gatekeeper at the beginning of the week under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). According to sources, Apple will not fight the decision and is planning to open the operating system to third-party app stores. Cupertino did not announce a specific date when that would happen, but the company has a six-month period to comply, which ends on October 28. Apple already opened iOS to third-party app stores in all 27 European Union member states....

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