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The useful signal is not that Apple and Meta once faced Digital Markets Act investigations. The European Commission has already moved those files into enforcement and remedy supervision: a EUR 500 million Apple penalty for App Store steering restrictions, a EUR 200 million Meta penalty for its advertising-consent model, and continuing pressure over whether redesigned terms actually change platform economics. Apple Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc. and the European Commission are the real institutions in the story; the Act is the policy frame that gives the regulator leverage.

Gamboa v. Apple turns iCloud backup design into an antitrust test. Consumers allege Apple blocks rival cloud services from offering a full device-backup substitute for iPhone and iPad users, leaving iCloud as the practical route for restricted backup files and paid storage upgrades. The case is still allegation-stage litigation, but the June 2025 order denying Apple's motion to dismiss the second amended complaint makes the filing material: market definition, backup functionality and Apple's security rationale now move from headline claim into litigation risk.

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