Russia Opens Antitrust Case Against Apple Over iPhone Software Requirements

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched an antitrust case against Apple, saying the company failed to fully comply with a regulatory warning that required it to eliminate what the agency describes as discriminatory practices affecting Russian search engines and software on iOS devices. The regulator said Apple only partially implemented the required changes after receiving the warning earlier this summer, prompting the formal investigation. According to the FAS, Apple did not fulfill the requirement to enable the pre-installation of Russia's national messaging platform, Max, and a domestic app store on devices running iOS, including the iPhone and iPad.