The UK's Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) final report on mobile browsers and cloud gaming revealed that current competition amongst mobile browsers is inadequate, negatively impacting innovation. Chair Margot Daly emphasizes the need for intervention. The CMA has initiated investigations into Apple and Google to potentially designate them as having strategic market status (SMS) that could allow for binding pro-competition actions. This could facilitate better competition in mobile browsing, notably a more favorable environment for browsers beyond Safari. The CMA concluded no action was needed for cloud gaming, despite a lengthy investigative process.
The CMA finds that 'competition between different mobile browsers is not working well, and this is holding back innovation in the UK'.
The CMA's investigations into Apple and Google are focused on designating them with strategic market status to impose potential pro-competition interventions.
Today's report underscores the need for measures to enhance competition between mobile browsers, particularly highlighting Apple's restrictions on browser engines outside of WebKit.
The investigation, which took almost four years, emphasized the lack of competition in mobile browsers as a significant barrier to innovation in the digital space.
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