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Sony accused of ‘blatant anti-competitive conduct’

Ryan Daws — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:19:29 +0000

Congress has raised concerns about Sony’s monopoly on the gaming market in Japan, calling for an investigation into the firm’s alleged “exclusionary conduct.” Senator Maria Cantwell told a Senate Finance Committee hearing: “Sony controls a monopoly of 98 percent of the high-end game market, yet Japan’s government has allowed Sony to engage in blatant anti-competitive... Read more »

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CAF report highlights developers’ plight from anti-competitive practices

Ryan Daws — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:19:11 +0000

A report from the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) highlights the difficulties that developers face due to anti-competitive practices. CAF is an independent nonprofit with over 60 member companies that advocates for freedom of choice and fair competition across the app ecosystem. Epic Games, which has regularly made headlines for its court battles against Apple... Read more »

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Congress wants Apple and Google to clamp down on foreign apps

Ryan Daws — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 16:04:50 +0000

Congress is calling on Apple and Google to clamp down on apps that weren’t born in the USA (cue Springsteen). Trump’s administration is currently mulling a complete ban of any Chinese software but, while that debate is ongoing, Congress wants the two largest mobile platform holders to begin clamping down on foreign apps in less... Read more »

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