Apple makes cybercrime risks argument to keep control of all iOS apps
Apple doubled down on its criticism of the European Union’s draft rules that would force it to allow users to install software from outside its App Store, saying the move will bolster malware and cybercrime risks.
The Coalition for App Fairness, including Epic Games, Spotify, and Match Group, ...
Google says Microsoft has not turned over documents in antitrust case
Alphabet’s Google has asked a judge presiding over the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against it to compel Microsoft to turn over documents, saying that the software giant failed to comply with a subpoena.
The information comes from a court filing unsealed late Thursday. Google serve...
Google plans to fight EU antitrust fine in court from September
Reuters reports that Alphabet’s Google will bring a case to overturn the record fine of 4.34 billion euro's (5.15 billion dollars) handed to it by the EU watchdog. The case against the fine will be heard in September over five days, at Europe's second-highest court. Google got the fine for anti-c...
German antitrust regulator starts proceedings against Alphabet
Germany's antitrust regulator, the Federal Cartel Office, said on Tuesday that it will start proceedings against Google Germany, Google Ireland, and Alphabet (the company that owns them). The charges brought are about the exploitation of market domination and data collected for that purpose.
The...
Amazon under the Federal Cartel Office’s microscope in Germany
Germany’s antitrust watchdog announced that it has opened an investigation into whether Amazon, the US retail giant, is leveraging its market dominance in unfair and illegal ways. The Federal Cartel Office said that the first step for the watchdog will be to look into whether Amazon is “of outs...
‘Google prioritized its own ads in advertising auctions’
Google has abused its position in the online advertising market. The company gave priority to ads bought via its own advertising tool.
This is evident from a document that was accidentally submitted uncensored in a competition lawsuit against Google in Texas, writes The Wall Street Journal. The ...
EU antitrust watchdogs to have more say over start-up deals
They want to oversee small-value acquisitions in order to protect competition.
EU antitrust regulators want to have more say over small merger deals involving start-ups in the technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. This is according to a report in Reuters that appeared last wee...
Apple views the internet as competitor for App Store
Apple has responded to the suggestion that the company maintains a monopoly with its App Store policy. The company suggests that iOS users can also consume digital content via websites.
The response follows an investigation by the Australian Competition Authority into Apple's App Store policies....
Developers complain about App Store, Apple ‘surprised’
Apple has responded to complaints received by the Australian consumer commission from developers. The developers felt that Apple was not properly accessible to consult on the app review process.
Last autumn, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched an investigation into...
Biden adds Tim Wu as an adviser to advance big tech agenda
The White House announced on Friday that the new economic advisers and vocal big tech critic Tim Wu would help the President Joe Biden administration deal with the big tech issues cropping up. Tim Wu is expected to help the president push his agenda on the technology sector.
Most of what the adm...
Epic Games takes Apple legal dispute to EU antitrust watchdogs
The company that created Fortnite, Epic Games, is taking its fight with Apple to the European Union’s antitrust regulators, after attempts to make headway in a US court failed. The case was over a dispute involving Apple’s iPhone maker’s payment system in its App Store and control over apps d...
EU’s antitrust chief warns Apple to treat all apps equally
Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s antitrust chief, has warned Apple to give equal treatment to all apps on its platform. This comes after the company introduced new privacy changes that have attracted accusations of anti-competitive practices from rival Facebook.
Apple will ask iPhone users for con...