The UK's CMA plans a market investigation into Apple's App Store restrictions on cloud gaming alongside Apple and Google's market power in mobile browsers
Apple and Google “hold all the cards” with interventions needed to give innovators and competitors a fair chance to compete in mobile ecosystems
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Discussion
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@cmagovuk
@cmagovuk
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We're consulting on launching a market investigation into #Apple and #Google's power over: 📱 mobile browsers and ☁️ cloud gaming on mobile devices We're also taking action against Google in relation to its app store payment practices 💳 #Digital #Smartphones https://twitter.com/..…
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@ricmac
Richard MacManus
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Final report from @CMAgovUK: https://www.gov.uk/... I'm not sure what the UK govt can actually do here (and this is relevant to me, as I live in UK now), but I was pleased to read that security *isn't* a valid excuse for Apple to refuse other browser engines onto iOS. https://twi…
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@markdistef
Mark Di Stefano
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Breaking: UK antitrust regulator the CMA says its found Apple and Google run “an effective duopoly on mobile ecosystems” and now will consult on how it can use its powers to intervene in the market.
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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I'm impressed with the CMA's market studies and extensive detail in its 356 page report. Here's hoping that regulators will eventually force Apple to open up its App Store and lift iOS browser restrictions.
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@leoringer
Leo Ringer
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The CMA is also launching a separate competition law investigation into Google's restrictions on in-app payments via the Play Store, mirroring the investigation into the Apple App Store launched over a year ago.
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@_iainmartin
Iain Martin
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“Apple and Google “hold all the cards” with interventions needed to give innovators and competitors a fair chance to compete in mobile ecosystems” https://www.gov.uk/... The U.K's antitrust watchdog putting down a big marker here on Big Tech
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@leoringer
Leo Ringer
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Big news for Google and Apple today - the UK competition regulator, the CMA, is launching a market investigation into their “duopoly” on mobile ecosystems. These investigations can lead to serious action including structural separation. https://www.gov.uk/...
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
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UK regulator (CMA) is launching an investigation into Apple and Google's power over cloud gaming and mobile browsers. The CMA successfully forced Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony to remove their auto-renewal of subscriptions recently https://www.gov.uk/... https://twitter.com/...
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@jcbcp
Jacob Parry
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.@CMAgovUK will launch a market investigation into mobile browsers and cloud gaming. Apple and Google “hold all the cards” and intervention likely necessary, says agency head https://www.gov.uk/...
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@_iainmartin
Iain Martin
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The Competition and Markets Authority is now one of the most active antitrust regulators in the world and is clearly striking out on its own path from the EU/FTC ono Big Tech — see the ongoing wrangles with Meta over Giphy
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@ryan_browne_
Ryan Browne
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The UK's CMA is launching a market investigation into Apple and Google over their “effective duopoly on mobile ecosystems.” https://www.gov.uk/... Part of the probe will look at how Apple has made it difficult for cloud gaming services to get past its strict App Store rules. 🎮
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@privacymatters
@privacymatters
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1/ The @CMAgovUK has published its final report into the ‘Mobile ecosystems market study’ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u k/ ... The report proposes a number of interventions and a market investigation reference wrt mobile browsers and cloud gaming (see Section 9 page 339…