UK CMA: An Investigation into Apple and Google's Mobile Ecosystems is Necessary

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Friday that its experts advised the regulatory body to consider investigating the dominance of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) in smartphones under the country's new digital competition rules. The CMA's investigation group claimed that the tech giants could manipulate users into choosing their own apps and services instead of those of competitors. According to experts, Apple and Google have established an effective duopoly over mobile ecosystems due to their dominance in smartphone operating systems, app stores, and mobile web browsers Safari and Chrome.