Apple and Google Hit by UK Probe Into Mobile Dominance
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Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. were hit with UK antitrust investigations over concerns their dominance in mobile services is distorting the market and putting up barriers to entry for competitors.
The Competition and Markets Authority will probe whether Apple and Google’s mobile operations, including operating system, app stores and web browsers impose blocks on rival products.