On July 8, the EU General Court rejected several Apple challenges to the Digital Markets Act and upheld the company’s obligations as a designated “gatekeeper,” including interoperability requirements. The ruling confirms that Apple must comply with measures such as opening App Store distribution to third parties and enabling interoperability for services including iMessage. The decision leaves the European Commission’s DMA designation in place but does not address fines or lay out immediate implementation details. It sets a compliance pathway that could reshape Apple’s EU operating model without triggering near-term financial changes or trading-mechanism adjustments.