Australia threatens Apple with regulation over App Store, default apps
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`There is a window of opportunity for Apple and Google themselves to take steps to improve outcomes for app developers and consumers.` What you need to know Apple and Google are being threatened with antitrust regulation in Australia. New findings from the ACCC say app developers should be allowed to offer alternative methods of payment. It also says users should have more options over pre-installed and default apps. A new report from Australian competition authorities has warned Apple it could face regulation over antitrust issues if it doesn`t take action to alleviate concerns around its App Store. From Reuters: Australia`s competition watchdog said on Wednesday regulation may be required to address the significant market power app stores owned by Alphabet`s Google and Apple have if they do not take steps to assuage concerns. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), in a digital platforms services inquiry interim report, said app developers should...