Apple and Microsoft clinch key win as iMessage, Bing exempted from tough EU competition rules

Apple 's iMessage messaging service and Microsoft 's Bing and Edge search browsers should not be designated as "gatekeepers" under the EU 's Digital Markets Act .

Apple won't be required to open up its iMessage service to native messenger services from Android device makers, or to alternative messaging providers like Meta 's WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger apps.

The European Commission has now closed an investigation looking into the concern.