Since the Commission decided to legally bind Apple in these commitments, which would open this ecosystem to competitors, the company is dodging further antitrust scrutiny in this field for now.
The case concerns Near-Field Communication (NFC), the technology used for most smartphone payments. Apple devices use Apple Pay for NFC payments by default.
This gives Apple a dominant position in the mobile wallet market on iOS.
The Commission preliminarily found
an abuse of dominant position in an Apple Pay antitrust case, as Apple
did not allow third-party developers to access NFC components, reserving
such access exclusively for Apple Pay. (...)
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