The company failed to comply with the warning from the Russian…
The company failed to comply with the warning from the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service regarding the pre-installation of a national messenger and a domestic app store on devices with the iOS operating system (iPhone, iPad).
Consensus
- The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAС) of Russia has initiated a case against Apple.
- Apple was previously issued a warning by FAС to eliminate discriminatory conditions for Russian search engines and to comply with requirements for pre-installing domestic software on iOS devices.
- Apple partially fulfilled the requirement by enabling the pre-installation of a Russian search system in a software update starting July 27.
- Apple did not fulfill the requirement to pre-install the national messenger MAX and the Russian app store RuStore on iOS devices.
- The case is based on the Russian Law on Protection of Competition and established regulatory practice.
- If found in violation, Apple may face an administrative fine.
Points of divergence
- The main problem for iPhone owners in Russia is the lack of Russian applications, not payment issues with foreign services. — tg_tvrain
- Finomenal offers a service to open an international bank account and card for use with Apple Pay and foreign services. — tg_tvrain
- The article includes a promotional link and discount code for Finomenal. — tg_tvrain
- Apple removed MAX from the App Store in late June. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Apple ceased official sales and shipments of devices to Russia in 2022, and devices are now sold through gray import. — tg_currenttime
- In June, Apple removed VK, Odnoklassniki, Dzen, Mail.ru, VK Znakomstva, and VK Music from the App Store, and also removed the Russian national messenger. — fontanka
- VK stated that Apple's actions were unacceptable and that users would lose push notifications but existing apps would continue to work. — fontanka
- VK emphasized that it is not under sanctions. — fontanka
Coverage (16 sources)
- FAS opened a case against Apple due to lack of pre-installed Mах and RuStore on iPhone — Дождь (Telegram)
- FAS opened a case against Apple due to non-installation of MAX — РИАМО
- FAS filed a case against Apple because Max and Rustore are not pre-installed on iPhone and iPad — Дождь (Telegram)
- Authorities filed a case against Apple over refusal to pre-install Max on iPhone — The Moscow Times
- Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service opened a case against Apple over refusal to pre-install Mах and RuStore on its devices — Настоящее Время
- FAS initiated a case against Apple due to the non-installation of RuStore and 'Max' — Коммерсантъ
- FAS opened a case against Apple for not installing Max and the Russian app store — Интерфакс
- FAS has initiated a case against Apple — Фонтанка
- FAS opened a case against Apple due to lack of pre-installed MAX and RuStore. — Baza
- FAS filed a case against Apple — Вести
- FAS initiated a case against Apple due to the non-installation of the messenger 'Max' — Коммерсантъ
- FAS opened a case against Apple company — Вечерняя Москва
- FAS opened a case against Apple because 'Max' and Rustore are not pre-installed on iPhone and iPad — Московский кэш
- FAS opened a case against Apple for not pre-installing Max and RuStore on iOS devices — Интерфакс
- FAS opened a case against Apple because 'Max' and Rustore are not pre-installed on iPhone and iPad. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- FAS has filed a case against Apple — Ведомости
Key entities
- Apple
- FAS
- Russia
- Federal Antimonopoly Service
- Max
- Rustore
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- Antimonopoly Service
- Mah
- Employees
- Российская Федеральная антимонопольная служба