While Apple touts that its ecosystem offers more privacy and security, there are many experts and critics who believe that the Cupertino giant restricts developers to innovate and compete in the market. Similarly, the Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov recently took a shot at Apple publicly, criticizing the restrictions on developer options in the iOS version of Safari. Check out the details right below.
Apple, for those unaware, is currently slated to face an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the UK that will determine the company’s market power in the mobile browser sector. The CMA believes that Apple restricts users to get alternatives for its own mobile web browser Safari on iOS.
Durov and his team at Telegram believe that Apple intentionally cripples its web apps to force its users to download more native apps from the App Store. This allows the company to earn more money via its highly-criticized and mandatory 30% App Store commission. Now that Apple is scheduled to face an investigation regarding the same from the UK watchdog, Durov says that “it’s an accurate summary and hope that regulatory action will follow soon.”
