Tile Wants the EU to Investigate Apple for Its Abusive Business Practices
Tile Wants the European union to Investigate Apple for Its Abusive Business Practices
Posted by on May 29, 2022 in News
Tile has sent a letter to the European Commission for Competition in the Eu lament against Apple tree for making it more difficult to use its products on iPhones "by selectively disabling features that permit for seamless user experience." Tile has asked the EU to investigate Apple'southward anti-competitive business practices.
Tile says in the letter that Apple is making information technology harder for people to use the Tile app as it is competing with the visitor's own Find My app. Tile's complaints relate to the changes introduced past Apple in iOS 13 that prevent an app from accessing location data in the groundwork which hampers its functionality. It notes in the latter that changing these options requires users to navigate through complex settings which is something that not everyone would be inclined to practise. In contrast, Apple's own Discover My app is able to access location data in the groundwork without having to send regular reminders to users about this.
This is not the first time that Apple has spoken out against Apple. The company had testified confronting Apple in front end of a panel of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. Tile'southward General Counsel noted had then noted that both companies had a mutually beneficial relationship but information technology started deteriorating since 2022 as it emerged that Apple was working on its own Tile-like competitor. After that hearing, Apple tree's anti-competitive beliefs against Tile has "gotten worse, not better."
The relation between Apple and Tile has only soured since last twelvemonth since it emerged that the Cupertino company is likewise working on its own Tile-like tracker that would possibly exist called AirTags. An iPhone user would be able to employ the Find My app on their device to find AirTags and in plough, the item on which they take been tagged. Apple tree has also terminated its agreement with Tile for selling its products in its retail stores always since it started working on AirTags.
Apple has responded to Tile'southward allegations in the letter with the following statement:
"We strenuously deny the allegations of uncompetitive behavior that Tile is waging confronting us. Consistent with the critical path nosotros've been on for over a decade, terminal twelvemonth nosotros introduced further privacy protections that safeguard user location information. Tile doesn't like those decisions so instead of arguing the outcome on its merits, they've instead decided to launch meritless attacks."
The Eu is going to respond to Tile's letter and also plans on launching an investigation against Apple.
[Via Financial Times]
Source: https://www.iphonehacks.com/2020/05/tile-eu-investigate-apple-abusive-business-practices.html
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