Apple and Google could face a competition probe over their huge mobile ecosystems in the UK
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LONDON — Apple and Google could face a competition investigation into their dominance of mobile web browsers and apps in the U.K. In the report, the group recommended that the CMA investigates Apple and Googles activities in mobile ecosystems under the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), a new U.K. law coming into force next year which seeks to prevent anti-competitive behavior in digital markets. Under the rules, the CMA can impose major behavioral changes on firms that have SMS status, including ending "self-preferencing" of their own services, requiring interoperability — essentially allowing one piece of software to work with another smoothly — and banning anti-competitive behavior. The CMA is required to undertake a formal investigation to give a firm SMS status. For Apple specifically, the CMA inquiry group said it was concerned the tech giants App Store rules "restrict other competitors from being able to deliver new, innovative features that could benefit consumers" — for example, faster webpage loading on iPhone apps.
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