The European Commission has today designated Apple with respect to iPadOS, its operating system for tablets, as a gatekeeper under the digital markets act (“DMA”). Apple now has six months to ensure full compliance of iPadOS with the DMA obligations. The case dates to 5th September 2023 when the Commission designated Apple as a gatekeeper for its operating system iOS, its browser Safari and its App Store. On the same day, the Commission opened a market investigation to assess whether Apple’s