Previously, some companies have accused Apple of putting jobs for the growth of utility services similar to others created by the company. This time, it has been the developer of technology related to the Tile tracking system, which has accused the company of abuse of power.
According to idownloadblog a recently released report details a letter Tile sent to the European Competition Commissioner stating that the company believes Apple makes it difficult for Tile customers to use its products to favor their own.
Apple is accused of abuse of power!
In a letter sent to European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, the California-based tracking app maker, Tile argued that Apple was making it harder for users to operate its product on their mobiles compared to Apple’s own rival app, FindMy. , by selectively disabling the functions that allow a perfect user experience.
In this regard, the company has asked the European Union for appropriate agencies to analyze Apple’s business practices more closely. Tile has made it clear that it is not happy with the changes Apple made to location services in iOS 13, claiming that Apple’s optimization of always-on location tracking makes it more difficult for Tile customers to use the products. Apple has responded to these accusations stating:
We strongly deny the allegations of non-competitive behavior that Tile is raising against us. Based on the critical path we’ve been on for over a decade, last year we introduced more privacy protections that protect user location data. Tile doesn’t like those decisions, so instead of discussing the issue on its merits, they decided to launch attacks without merit.
In the document, Tile stated that its agreement with Apple for its products to be sold in the Apple Store has ended and that it is not having an equal location in the App Store either. The first decision is directly related to rumors that Apple is working on a product similar to the Tile tracking device, on a device hitherto known as “AirTags“.