CMA examining impact of tech firms’ operating systems, app stores and browsers on consumers and businesses
The UK’s competition watchdog has launched investigations into the impact of Apple and Google’s mobile platforms on consumers and businesses, days after the government faced criticism for installing a former tech executive as the organisation’s new chair.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will investigate the tech firms’ mobile operating systems, app stores and browsers to determine whether both companies require tailor-made guidelines to regulate their behaviour.
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