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Title: News: Apple accused of anticompetitive practices in Europe
Post by: HCK on May 08, 2017, 04:05:26 pm
News: Apple accused of anticompetitive practices in Europe

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               Spotify and several other companies have submitted a letter to European Union officials claiming Apple and Google have used their positions as creators of operating systems and app stores to become “gatekeepers,” the Financial Times reports. The group claims the large companies prevent fair competition by abusing their position controlling a platform to restrict competitors in other areas, like streaming music. The EU is in the middle…

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