Maksut Shadayev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development, said the ministry may oblige Apple to allow third-party applications to be downloaded to its devices. writes about this “Kommersant”.
According to Shadayev, the bill could be submitted to the State Duma in the spring. Currently, changes are being made to the document in line with the recommendations of the presidential administration.
The Minister compared the bill with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) adopted in the European Union. The initiative emerged against the background of the removal of mobile applications of Russian sanctioned companies and banks from Apple and Google stores in 2023.
Formerly Counterpoint Research spent According to a study, in 2023, Apple smartphones took the seventh place among the best-selling smartphones in the world.
For the first time in Apple’s history, seven leaders took the top spot in the rankings at the same time. The first three places were shared by iPhone 14, 14 Pro Max and 14 Pro, respectively.
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