UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation

UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation

Image: borodai/Envato Elements The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has found that Apple is restricting competition in the country by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This, and a number of other concerns, is “holding back innovation and could be limiting … Read more

UK Regulator Probes Apple’s Mobile Browser Dominance

UK Regulator Probes Apple’s Mobile Browser Dominance

The U.K.’s competition regulator has raised concerns about Apple’s dominance in the mobile browser market. The Competition and Markets Authority said on Nov. 22 that Apple restricts competition by limiting the use of rival browsers on its iOS devices and effectively requiring developers to use its WebKit browser engine. This could stifle innovation among competitors, … Read more

European Commission preparing formal complaint against Microsoft Teams video app

European Commission preparing formal complaint against Microsoft Teams video app

Microsoft Corp.’s attempt at avoiding deeper European Union scrutiny of its Teams video-conferencing app fell flat with the bloc’s antitrust enforcers readying a formal complaint against the firm’s conduct. The European Commission is preparing a statement of objections to send to the company, which could come in the next few months, according to people familiar … Read more

EU Regulators Won’t Appeal Court Ruling Against $1 Billion Qualcomm Fine

EU Regulators Won’t Appeal Court Ruling Against  Billion Qualcomm Fine

Qualcomm’s win against antitrust regulators in Europe was confirmed on Friday, after the latter reportedly stated that they would not appeal a court ruling in favour of the chip designer. EU regulators had accused Qualcomm in 2018 of paying billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 to 2016, to block out rivals like Intel. A … Read more

EU Regulators Won’t Appeal Court Ruling Against $1 Billion Qualcomm Fine

EU Regulators Won’t Appeal Court Ruling Against  Billion Qualcomm Fine

Qualcomm’s win against antitrust regulators in Europe was confirmed on Friday, after the latter reportedly stated that they would not appeal a court ruling in favour of the chip designer. EU regulators had accused Qualcomm in 2018 of paying billions of dollars to Apple from 2011 to 2016, to block out rivals like Intel. A … Read more

Lowering data privacy standards by dominant entities can be abuse of dominance: Ashok Kumar Gupta

Lowering data privacy standards by dominant entities can be abuse of dominance: Ashok Kumar Gupta

Lowering data privacy protection by dominant entities can be construed as abuse of dominant position, according to Competition Commission of India () chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta. “Lowering of privacy protection by dominant enterprises could be construed to be an abuse of dominant position and therefore fall within the ambit of antitrust as low privacy standards … Read more