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BRIEF-ACCC Says Dominance Of Apple And Google's App Stores Impacting Competition And Consumers

Published 28/04/2021, 12:04 pm
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April 28 (Reuters) - Australian Competition & Consumer Commission:

* SAYS DOMINANCE OF APPLE AND GOOGLE'S APP STORES IMPACTING COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS

* APPLE'S APP STORE AND GOOGLE'S PLAY STORE HAVE SIGNIFICANT MARKET POWER IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MOBILE APPS IN AUSTRALIA

* CONCERNED WITH RESTRICTIONS BY APPLE, GOOGLE WHICH MEAN DEVELOPERS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THEIR PAYMENT SYSTEMS FOR IN-APP PURCHASES

* PUT FORWARD A SERIES OF POTENTIAL MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO ITS FINDINGS, INCLUDING THAT CONSUMERS BE ABLE TO RATE AND REVIEW ALL APPS

* HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF AREAS WHERE ACTION IS REQUIRED AND HAVE PUT FORWARD POTENTIAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS AREAS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN

* WILL REVISIT ISSUES RAISED IN THE REPORT DURING THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR DIGITAL PLATFORM SERVICES INQUIRY

* REGULATION MAY BE REQUIRED IF APPLE AND GOOGLE FAIL TO TAKE STEPS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS IDENTIFIED

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