wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/03\/apple-cma-mir\/<\/a><\/br> Good news for Apple in the UK, where a competition appeals court on Friday quashed a decision by the antitrust regulator to open an investigation of the iPhone makers\u2019 mobile browser and cloud gaming service.<\/p>\n The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) ruled<\/a> the regulator failed to stick to established statutory timeframes for such investigations \u2014 basically, it was too late in deciding to open the probe \u2014 with Apple\u2019s appeal succeeding on this point of law.<\/p>\n The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced a formal investigation \u2014 aka a Market Investigation Reference (MIR) \u2014 last fall<\/a>, which was focused on both Apple\u2019s iOS and Google\u2019s Android mobile platform.<\/p>\n The MIR decision followed a market study of the mobile duopoly that the CMA kicked off in June 2021<\/a> and resulted in a preliminary finding of competition concerns in December 2021<\/a>. However, at that time, the regulator decided against taking any action, apparently anticipating new powers to tackle Big Tech as a result of a \u201cpro-competition\u201d reboot the government had suggested it would implement, back in fall 2020<\/a>, following a 2019 competition policy review.<\/p>\n The problem for the CMA is the UK government failed to stick to this plan. And, in May 2022<\/a>, under then-prime minister Boris Johnson, it kicked the competition reboot into the long grass, leaving the CMA\u2019s Digital Markets Unit dangling without the expected new powers. That also, of course, left its earlier decision to hang fire on taking action over mobile market concerns in anticipation of bespoke competition powers high and dry.<\/p>\n In June 2022<\/a>, the CMA pressed on to publish a final report of what was then a year-long mobile ecosystem study cementing its view that there are substantial concerns about the market power of Apple and Google which require regulatory intervention. And in November<\/a> it announced an in-depth investigation of elements of particular concern \u2014 including Apple\u2019s mobile browser and cloud gaming \u2014 apparently seeking to make the best of a bad situation.<\/p>\n However, by then it was too late, and, per the Tribunal, the CMA likely erred in law by attempting to re-visit an earlier decision not to make a reference.<\/p>\n \u201cThe CMA did not have the option to decide not to make a reference at all with a reservation entitling it to re-visit that decision at its discretion at a later date,\u201d the Tribunal writes in a 42-page judgement <\/a>on where it saw the regulator\u2019s decision-making go wrong. \u201cThe choice made by the CMA \u2014 to make a final decision not to refer \u2014 is, as we have said, questionable on public law grounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nApple wins appeal over UK mobile market competition probe<\/br>
\n2023-04-03 22:19:38<\/br><\/p>\n