Elizabeth Warren accuses Apple and others of trying to hamper rivalsSenator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has accused a number of large technology companies, including Apple, of using their platforms to lock out competition from smaller rivals. In a recent speech, Warren targeted Apple, Google, and Amazon for what she believes is the abuse of their dominant industry positions. Particularly, she said Apple made it difficult for rivals to compete with Apple Music.
From Recode:
Google, she said, uses "its dominant search engine to harm rivals of its Google Plus user review feature;" Apple "has placed conditions on its rivals that make it difficult for them to offer competitive streaming services" that compete with Apple Music; and Amazon "uses its position as the dominant bookseller to steer consumers to books published by Amazon to the detriment of other publishers."
While the three companies didn't respond to Warren's speech, Jonathan Prince, communications head for Spotify did, specifically calling out Apple over its subscription practic...
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Elizabeth Warren accuses Apple and others of trying to hamper rivals
