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Title: Apple's Browser Rules Stifle Innovation on iOS, Says UK Regulator

Link: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/24/11/22/141...

Apple's restrictions on mobile browsers are limiting innovation and holding
back new features that could benefit iPhone users, according to provisional
findings published today by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
From a report: In its report, the CMA's independent inquiry group determined
that Apple's Safari browser policies prevent competing browsers from
implementing certain features, such as faster webpage loading technologies.
The investigation also revealed that many UK app developers would prefer to
offer progressive web apps as an alternative to App Store distribution, but
Apple's current iOS limitations make this impractical. Adding to competitive
concerns, the regulator highlighted a revenue-sharing agreement between Apple
and Google that "significantly reduces their financial incentives to compete"
in the mobile browser space on iOS. The CMA also found that both companies
can manipulate how users are presented with browser choices, making their own
offerings appear as the clearest or easiest options.

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