U.K. Regulator Grants Apple and Google “Strategic Market Status,” Signaling Tighter Oversight of Mobile Platforms

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has formally designated Apple and Google as holding “strategic market status” (SMS) within their respective mobile ecosystems, marking one of the most consequential regulatory actions in recent years aimed at curbing the dominance of the two companies in the smartphone sector. The designation, announced on Wednesday, covers

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