Brit competition watchdog takes aim at Google, Apple's mobile ecosystems The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching Strategic Market Status (SMS) investigations into both Apple and Google, probing the duo's control of their respective mobile ecosystems. SMS is a "designation" the CMA gives to corporate titans with substantial market share. They must generate revenues of more than …
It would be useful if one could delete google ( and Samsung ) apps when you have suitable alternatives installed. It's like Microsoft's insistence on using edge rather than the default browser, Android does much the same thing and the history of some actions is lost as it is not on my central Firefox archive, which today works almost seamlessly across all devices. I would prefer that I was always taken to Openstreetmap for my map information but can't stop Google maps still being accessed.
My medical applications are an utter mess and the NHS needs to standardise on one non-proprietary base to make all of them work seamlessly.
Agree 100% mental74. Its possible to read somewhere in the press everyday about yet another Government probe into the nefarious doings of 'BigTech', but for the life of me I can't recall any instance of any action being taken to rectify whatever the problem is. I guess its another way of keeping the masses happy, and providing various politicians and superannuated businessmen with something to do, and an undeserved income.
Ugh. Look, the CMA is fine and probably right to investigate. But "Android's openness has helped to expand choice, reduce prices, and democratize access to smartphones and apps" is a bit of a misnomer. Some people love the flexibility, opportunities for multiple app-store options and revel in the mass of hardware options. For me, I choose the Apple store primarily because it *doesn't* do that. There's one App Store which is (fairly well) screened. There's one set of phone options and it's fairly clear how that stacks up. Do I pay a premium? Hell yes. Do I however go home from a tech job knowing that I don't need to "do the tech" for me, my wife or child and pay the premium specifically so I don't? Yes.
Not saying there aren't issues to be tackled here. Not saying I'm "an Apple fan". Just saying I actively choose their world because it allows me to be a little more mindless in the way I operate. Forcing them to split App Stores reminds me of the EU's Cookies or Browser Choice debacles so let's not have another of them please.
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