I’ve been following this from the perspective of iOS and iPhones. In effect this will enable one to:

• Install any software without prejudice or gates. Apple cannot, for example, require developers to register with Apple, or pay them a fee.

• Install any app store and choose to make it default.

• Use third party payment providers and choose to make them default.

• Use any voice assistant and choose to make it default.

• User any browser and browser engine and choose to make it default.

• Use any messaging app and choose to make it default.

• Make core messaging functionality interoperable. They lay out concrete examples like file transfer.

• Use existing hardware and software features without competitive prejudice. E.g. NFC.

• Not preference their services. This includes CTAs in settings to encourage users to subscribe to Gatekeeper services, and ranking their own services above others in selection and advertising portals.

• Much, much, more.

It’s one of the most impressive, most expansive pieces of technology focused legislation in my lifetime. They’ve really done a great job of covering all bases.

I expect these to be available next month when the latest version of iOS drops. The deadline is in February/March. If they don’t get this out the door soon, they risk 20% of global revenue as a fine. It would be foolish to wait until the deadline as any issues with deployment would risk the fine, and the EU is eager make an example.