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LONDON, 10 March (Reuters) – The technology giant Apple ( AAPL.O ) told a London tribunal on Friday that Britain’s competition watchdog had “no jurisdiction” to investigate mobile browsers because it did so too late.
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) iPhone maker on cloud gaming and mobile browsers in November Appleas well as Google ( GOOGL.O ) has launched a full investigation over concerns about restrictions.
Apple january appealed to the Competition Appeal Court in London in 2011, claiming the investigation was “invalid”.
His lawyer, Timothy Otty, said on Friday that a market investigation into the mobile ecosystems by law the CMA last June found that the two tech giants had an “effective duopoly”. report should have been opened at the same time as its publication.
he court added in its filings that Apple was “severely prejudiced” as a result of the CMA’s decision and “repeatedly forced to divert management time and technical resources from its business activities.”
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However, CMA lawyer James Eadie said the watchdog was complying with legal time limits because it initially decided not to open an investigation in December 2021.
he court argued in its lawsuit that a ruling that the investigation was invalid would “substantially harm the public interest … that outweighs any burden on Apple.”
“A finding of invalidity would stop the market investigation and leave unresolved the CMA’s concerns about the lack of competition for mobile browsers and cloud gaming,” Eadie said.
Friday’s hearing took place on the same day the CMA said it had extended until May the deadline to review and review Apple’s terms of application for software developers.
Reporting by Sam Toby Editing by Christina Fincher
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2023-03-11 04:49:55
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