Apple faces special antitrust abuse regime in Germany

Germany’s antitrust authority has today confirmed Apple meets its test for special abuse controls — having so-called “paramount significance for competition across markets”. The designation stands for five years. “The company holds a dominant, or at least powerful, position on all vertically related levels based on its smartphones, tablets and smart watches as well as […] Apple faces special antitrust abuse regime in Germany by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch...