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European iPad users can soon download apps from third-party stores
Third-party app stores will be permitted starting September 16th.
By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. The change comes after the iPad operating system was designated a “core platform service” in April under the EU’s Digital Markets Act(DMA) — the same rules that forced the company to allow third-party app stores on iPhones earlier this year. The iPhone maker initially argued that iPadOS didn’t meet the required user threshold for DMA, but it was nonetheless determined to be an “important gateway on which many companies rely to reach their customers,” according to EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager.
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