Apple taps Mandala Partners to escalate 'ex ante' opposition
The world's largest consumer tech company is pushing back on laws requiring it to open up its 'walled garden'.
Apple has commissioned Labor-linked Mandala Partners for a report warning against competition laws proposed by Treasury that would force it to allow third-party app stores to operate on the iPhone.
In an escalation of Apple's opposition, Mandala Partners' report urges Australia against following the European Union's Digital Markets Act that inspired Treasury's 'ex ante' competition regime.
"While there is not yet evidence that the DMA can or will deliver positive results for Europeans, several unintended consequences have already emerged," the report reads, arguing that digital platforms in Europe have been degraded and made less secure.
The rules would force Apple to open up its iPhone and iPad operating systems to third-party app marketplaces, a move Europe saw necessary by the 30% fee Apple collects on purchases in its App Store.
