CMA confirms Apple and Google have strategic market status in mobile platforms
UK — Dept. for Science, Innovation & Technology · 2025-10-22 · UK · verified record
Themes: Consumer protection · Online marketplaces · Online platforms · Search services
Ecosystems: UK Digital Markets (DMCCA)
Following extensive consultation, the CMA confirms proposed decisions. press_release GOV.UK Search API query: "digital markets"
CMA confirms Apple and Google have strategic market status in mobile platforms Following extensive consultation, the CMA confirms proposed decisions. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today confirmed that the legal tests have been met to designate both Apple and Google with strategic market status (SMS) in each of their mobile platforms. These platforms cover operating systems, app distribution, browsers and browser engines on smartphones and tablets. The UK’s new digital markets competition regime came into force on 1 January 2025, allowing the CMA to take targeted and proportio…
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