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Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech (www.reuters.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic crack down on alleged anti-competitive practices that could result in break-up orders to Apple and Alphabet's Google, a first for the industry.

That in turn could inspire watchdogs around the world to pile on, as evidenced in the growing number of antitrust probes in various countries following the opening of EU and U.S. cases. Since AT&T was broken up exactly 40 years ago, no company has faced the possibility of a regulator-led break-up in the United States until now.

(EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager) said that requiring Google to sell some of its assets seemed to be the only way to avoid conflicts of interest as it would prevent Google from allegedly favouring its own online digital advertising technology services versus advertisers and online publishers.

Apple's highly integrated system would also make a break-up difficult compared with Google, said lawyer Damien Geradin at Geradin Partners, who is advising several app developers in other cases against Apple.

"It seems to me much more complicated. You are talking about something that is integrated, for example you can't force Apple to divest its App Store. That doesn't make sense," he said.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

you can’t force Apple to...

yes they can

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

If every other phone except for Pixels can use a third party app store, Apple can too.

Not Google Play, though, for obvious reasons. Maybe F-Droid?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

no, you can't.

they'll appeal any negative ruling for decades until the government gives up and offers them a slap on the wrist deal

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

They can appeal all they want, but that doesn't mean that courts will automatically stop enforcement actions.