'Big Tech are gatekeepers who operate their own platforms and products. It's like the Lords during Medieval times saying how well serfs did under their benevolent control,' Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.
Senators introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that seeks to rein in the control Google and Apple Inc. have over their respective mobile-app stores, part of a larger wave of antitrust legislation in congress.
Apple and Google reach billions of consumers through the App Store and Google Play Store, respectively. But their onerous commission fees of up 30% for developers have sparked high-profile lawsuits and constant grumbling. Equally vexing for developers is a tendency by Apple and Google to offer their own versions of popular apps from third-party developers.
“Big Tech giants are forcing their own app stores on users at the expense of innovative startups,” Sen. Blackburn added in a statement. “Apple and Google want to prevent developers and consumers from using third-party app stores that would threaten their bottom line. Their anticompetitive conduct is a direct affront to a free and fair marketplace.”
Apple did not respond to a request for comment before the time of publication. Google declined to comment on the bill, but the company has said Android provides choice that others — presumably Apple — do not. This includes the ability of device makers and carriers to preload competing app stores alongside Google Play on their device, as well as the ability of consumers to “sideload” apps, which means they can download them from a developer’s website directly without going through Google Play.
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