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Apple Beats German Antitrust Crackdown in High Court

Akinola Ajibola by Akinola Ajibola
March 19, 2025
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Apple lost its appeal against its designation as a substantial market force, which attempted to reverse a regulator’s decision to subject it to more stringent antitrust monitoring with other US tech titans was unsuccessful in Germany’s top civil court on Tuesday.

The German cartel office’s 2023 classification of Apple as a “company of paramount cross-market significance for competition” was supported by judges at the Federal Court of Justice.

Judges ruled Tuesday that the Federal Cartel Office was correct to conclude that the iPhone maker’s market presence qualifies for additional scrutiny. The judges also noted that Apple has access to exceptional financial and other resources and is among the biggest and most successful corporations in the world.

As a result, Apple joins Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and Meta, the owner of Facebook, in opening a new tab on Germany’s expanding list of internet firms that might face steps to limit their dominance.

According to the court, “Apple offers highly vertically integrated, closely interconnected products and services that are largely reserved for users of Apple devices.” “This serves as the foundation for what the business refers to as the Apple ecosystem.”

The German antitrust agency had ruled in May 2023 that Apple was subject to the so-called 19a regulations because of its significant position in digital marketplaces, which Apple was trying to overturn.

A firm spokeswoman told Reuters via email that “it neglects the value of a business model that places the privacy and security of users at its centre.”

Assimakis Komninos, a partner at White & Case, stated that although the court decision is a victory for the German antitrust watchdog, Big Tech is more at risk from the crackdown by strong EU authorities.

According to the Court, German laws are upholdable. However, the Digital Markets Act’s reach is unaffected, and in practice, it still serves as Big Tech’s major benchmark,” he stated. 

In an attempt to provide customers more options and open up markets to competing start-ups, regulators throughout the world have recently clamped down on Big Tech. The Digital Markets Act (DMA), passed by the European Commission in 2023, is regarded as the standard.

In January, a judge had hinted that the German court would support the regulator.

Apple stated that it disagreed with the court’s ruling and that it faced fierce competition in Germany.

The regulations were put in place in 2021 to better control major digital corporations, and this is the second time the court has taken up a case involving a prominent Silicon Valley player attempting to circumvent them. Amazon was unable to persuade the court to grant it an exception last year. In recent years, the Cartel Office has also increased its supervision over Microsoft, Google, and Meta Platforms’ Facebook.

Apple’s loss coincides with Big Tech’s outcry against European attempts to curtail its market dominance. US President Donald Trump has listened to CEOs, calling European Union sanctions against the sector “a form of taxation.”

Additionally, the court denied Apple’s legal team’s request to confer with the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on the matter.

The abundance of data that Apple’s App Store collects on user behaviour has drawn special attention from European regulators.

In a statement, Andreas Mundt, president of the cartel office, praised the court’s decision.

“This means that the highest court has confirmed that Apple is subject to stricter abuse control,” Mundt stated.

“Our ongoing review of Apple’s tracking regulation for third-party apps is therefore on a solid footing, and we are working flat out on this case and other cases against the major internet companies,” he stated.

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