Apple Loses Fight to Thwart UK Antitrust Watchdog’s Mobile Probe
- CMA wins appeal ruling on investigation of mobile dominance
- Watchdog acted lawfully when it proposed an investigation
The Competition and Markets Authority acted lawfully when it ordered a market investigation into the iPhone maker.
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Apple Inc. faces a revived full-blown probe into its dominance in mobile browsers and cloud gaming after London judges reversed a decision to block the investigation.
The Competition and Markets Authority acted lawfully when it ordered a market investigation into the iPhone maker, judges at London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday. They said the antitrust tribunal’s decision to overturn it would have had “serious consequences” for the UK agency’s powers.