Why UK watchdog abandoned its Apple monopoly probe
The UK Competition and Markets Authority was forced to abandon its inquiry into Apple's role in the mobile browsing and cloud gaming markets because the agency missed its filing deadlines.
Apple requires all browsers that run on its iOS platform to use its WebKit rendering engine. Doing so prevents significant browser differentiation on iOS devices andto the capabilities Apple makes available. The iGiant also places limits on cloud gaming services, steering payments through its own payment system and putting rivals at a disadvantage.
The CMA has investigated the effect of those policies, as they limit UK consumer choice and may harm innovation, according to the regulator. On Friday, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal – which, as its name suggests, handles competition cases – granted Apple's application toOn June 15, 2021, the CMA published a market study notice signalling its scrutiny of the mobile browser and gaming markets in the UK. But on December 14, 2021, the competition watchdog published a decision stating it wouldThat same day it issued an interim report linked to its market study.
arrived on June 10, 2022 and revealed the CMA had decided to consult on a possible market investigation related to mobile browsers and mobile game engines, and to probe cloud gaming service availability within app stores.
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