The European Commission is investigating whether Apple's iPhone uses anti-competitive sales strategies and technical constraints to exclude competitors from the smartphone maker from the European market, according to the British "Financial Times" to see the file.
According to last week sent a number of European mobile network operators questionnaire, the Commission focused on ensuring that there is no opponent, may be beneficial to Apple's terms of issue, you can get a better sales transactions, said the newspaper.
Apple said its contract in line with EU law, "Financial Times" said.
Ask a result of complaints from private mobile operators, and at a preliminary stage.
You can expand the formal investigation, the Commission will need to have confidence in the EU Apple dominates the smartphone market, which may be difficult to show that Samsung Electronics' Galaxy popularity of mobile phones.
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