First court round has been won by Vodafone. A closed business model is naturally something - as distinct from the US or Asia - that the EC has a problem with. Apple might face more troubles soon. What I would like to comment on is another thing though. Vodafone has been in discussions with Apple for a Europe-wide exclusive deal. For whatever reason (of course it was the fact that Apple also requested sharing of user fees), they parted company and now Apple has formed partnerships with other operators in each major country. While Vodafone was very open to working with Apple at the time, they are now suing them for the exact same thing that they would have otherwise done if terms had looked better. I guess ethical behavior is not something that they respect a lot, but then I doubt Apple does, either, when it is about achieving their goals.