ACCC SAYS DOMINANCE OF APPLE AND GOOGLE’S APP STORES ‘IMPACTING COMPETITION AND CONSUMERS’

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App developers need “fair and reasonable terms” when dealing with app stores and“better processes” for the approval of apps to help address the consequences of Googleand Apple’s power in the app market, according to a new ACCC report.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) says its secondDigital Platform Services Inquiry interim report finds that Apple’s App Store andGoogle’s Play Store have significant market power in the distribution of mobile appsin Australia, and measures are needed to address this.