Most people keep their smartphone within arm’s reach 24 hours a day. From the time we wake up to the time we go to bed, it is our indispensable link to news, work, games, entertainment, friends, and family. However, for as much time as we spend using our mobile devices, most of us have likely never considered the lack of choice we have when downloading apps and making purchases in those apps.
The reason is simple: Apple and Google have carefully crafted their mobile device ecosystems to eliminate competition and maximize their own control and profits, to the detriment of developers and consumers. Now policymakers and regulators are starting to see Apple and Google’s anticompetitive practices for what they are and take steps to open the app marketplace to competition.
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