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Apple, Google Face Tougher UK Rules to Rein In Mobile Power


Apple Inc. and Google’s Android were earmarked by the UK’s antitrust watchdog for a raft of new rules targeting their power in mobile ecosystems, a market almost completely dominated by the US giants.

Apple applications on an iPhone. Apple Inc. and Google ’s Android were earmarked by the UK ’s antitrust watchdog for a raft of new rules targeting their power in mobile ecosystems, a market almost completely dominated by the US giants. The Competition and Markets Authority said Wednesday it’s proposing to give the pair so-called Strategic Market Status — paving the way for regulation aimed at curbing potential market bottlenecks including their mobile operating systems, app stores and mobile web browsers.

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