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CMA Closes Apple App Payments Investigation “On Grounds of Administrative Priority”
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is closing its investigation into Apple’s in-app payment system. As stated by the regulator, the investigation is closing “on grounds of administrative priority.”
This week, the CMA posted a statement on the official UK government website. In it, the UK regulators state that the investigation is no longer being considered a priority. For the time being, the CMA will no longer be looking into the matter. However, the CMA stresses that closing the case “does not constitute a decision by the CMA”.’
“The CMA will continue to monitor Apple’s conduct in the market,” the statement reads. “Its decision to close the case on grounds of administrative priority does not prevent, pre-judge or fetter the CMA’s ability, if appropriate, to open an investigation under the Chapter II prohibition in future, or to take action in respect of the conduct considered as part of the investigation.”
The CMA has been spending the better part of the last three years investigating mobile ecosystems alongside the distribution of apps on iOS within the UK. In 2022, the CMA claimed that Apple had a “vice-like grip” over mobile devices. At the time, its report aimed to make it easier for users in the UK to switch between iOS and Android, make it easier to install apps from alternative marketplaces and give users a choice of how they wish to pay for in-app purchases.
In its recent statement, the CMA notes that it will soon consider the conduct of firms under the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCC). In doing so, the UK regulator will be able to address issues “in a more timely, holistic, and flexible manner”.
It’s also worth noting that the CMA had a similar investigation into the Google Play Store. Much like its involvement in identifying problem areas of the Play Store and app marketplace policies, the CMA is closing the book on the case as its plans for a new digital markets competition regime is introduced.
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There are no impediments switching between iPhone and Android. Furthermore, anyone who does not wish to get an iPhone can simply get an Android phone. Apple is entitled to take a cut on items sold through their store, just like Sainsbury's is entitled to mark up the goods sold in their stores. Apple sells goods and services with the aim of providing an ecosystem and they are set up to profit from it, like any other private enterprise. They aren't a public utility nor are they a monopoly. Anyone who doesn't want to do business with Apple is free to do so. The regulators should just leave them alone. There is a choice.
ok apple cuck lol
I state facts and you resort to name calling. Typical.
sucking up to a giant multi corporation who can easily grant all the os accessibility to its paying customers( but anyone with 2 brain cells know they do it for profits ) is not “ facts” just your idiotic opinion.
If and when you get that second brain cell, I hope you are capable of a discussion that is factual.