Apple Warns UK of Feature Delays Under New Competition Rules

Apple Warns UK of Feature Delays Under New Competition Rules

Apple Warns UK Risks Feature Delays Under Proposed Competition Rules Apple has issued a strong warning that UK iPhone users may face delayed access to new features if regulators push forward with stricter competition rules. The company argues that the proposed regulations could mirror EU-style policies, which have already slowed down product rollouts in Europe. Image : Google In a statement to the BBC, Apple said the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) proposed rules are “bad for users and bad for developers.” Apple pointed to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) as evidence, noting that it previously forced the company to delay major software features for millions of European customers. Apple Intelligence Launch Delays as a Warning Sign One example Apple highlighted was Apple Intelligence , announced at WWDC 2024. While the feature was scheduled for a global rollout in September 2024, it was withheld from EU users for months. Apple had to re-engineer the system to comply wi…