UK Competition Watchdog Expands Digital Market Oversight The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has significantly escalated its regulatory approach…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has officially designated Apple and Google as holding Strategic Market Status in mobile platforms. This move follows the EU’s approach to regulating big tech companies but uses different terminology for the classification.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has officially designated both Apple and Google as qualifying for regulation under its new digital markets framework, according to reports. This move potentially subjects the tech giants to significant fines and mirrors the European Union’s approach to regulating dominant digital platforms, though with different terminology.
Mozilla’s ambitious Firefox OS attempted to disrupt the smartphone market with a web-only platform. Despite early promise and carrier partnerships, the project struggled against Android and iOS dominance before finding new life through KaiOS.
In 2013, when iOS and Android dominated the smartphone landscape, Mozilla introduced a radical alternative that promised to reshape mobile computing. According to reports, Firefox OS represented a bold experiment in web-based mobile technology that ultimately couldn’t gain sufficient traction against established competitors.
