In this story, well break down both these bills and their impact on companies and consumers.
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It notesplatform owners should also let you remove their pre-installed apps from your devices.
In the past,YelpandTripadvisorhave complained about Google boosting Maps over their products on Search.
Amazon has also been accused of toying with search results togive its own brands an advantage.
you could read the full text of the billhere.
Apple and Googles domination on their respective platforms.
Plus, it wants platforms to clearly mark ads that promote their own apps.
Plus, developers can offer discounts or different prices for digital goods on these alternative sources.
Unfortunately, that is what these bills would do.
The firm has vehemently discouraged sideloading to avoid security incidents.
It even published a whitepaper to highlight howApp Store protections keep users safeagainst malware and phishing campaigns.
But breaking our products wouldnt address any of these issues.
Both companies have tried hard to make the future look like doomsday if these bills are passed.
However, theres some hyperbole in their communication, and critics are not holding back to point that out.
Sideloading does not imply direct installation from the internet.
Meta is facingnumerous investigations, including the latest US bill aimed at banningtargeted online ads.
Microsoft might also come under the radar with itsActivision Blizzard acquisition.
It feels like the beginning of a new antitrust season.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
