A report released on Wednesday says the current app store model – dominated by Apple and Google – is ‘harmful to consumers and developers’ by inflating prices and reducing innovation
The Biden administration is taking aim at Apple and Google for operating mobile app stores that it says stifle competition.
And on another competition front, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was pushing forward with efforts to limit credit card late fees. In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal in January, Biden called on Democrats and Republicans to rein in large tech firms without mentioning Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc. and Mountain View, California-based Google LLC by name.
And a Google spokesperson said the firm also disagrees with the report, namely “how this report characterizes Android, which enables more choice and competition than any other mobile operating system.”Apple has defended the area surrounding its iPhone app store, known as a walled garden, as an indispensable feature prized by consumers who want the best protection available for their personal information.
Biden said that his administration will work with state and local officials to identify ways to crack down on junk fees in their jurisdictions. He also called on Congress to pass the Junk Fee Protection Act that would target hidden fees in the entertainment, travel and hospitality industries.
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