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Recently the House Judiciary Committee released its antitrust report on Amazon, Apple Google and Facebook called Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets. The 449-page report detailed how these companies bought competitors, preference their own services and wielded too much power over the other competitors that used their platforms. Now the US Department of Justice has […]
Today the House Judiciary Committee released its antitrust report on Amazon, Apple Google and Facebook called Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets. The 449-page report detailed how these companies bought competitors, preference their own services and wielded too much power over the other competitors that used their platforms. The report opened with a recap of […]
The freedom to choose seems like something we take for granted (at least in the U.S.), that’s why Apple’s artificial boundaries seem so egregious. While there are a few work arounds to have your email app and a few others, open your browser of choice, you may still find yourself hitting a link and suddenly […]
Disney recently added the musical Hamilton to its streaming service where millions of subscribers got to see the hit musical for the very first time. With many musicals, the story and the music stays with you long after you experience it. The Epic War to free the platforms is soon to overshadow the Hey email […]
It has certainly been an interesting year…so far. At Platform De.Central we have been focused on antitrust issues regarding platform power since day one. It is core to our mission – Work x Play without limits. Today we use our devices to be productive, creative and sometimes blowoff some steam with a good gaming session. […]
Fitbit is perhaps the most well-known wearable brand in the world today and has long been a kind of neutral party when it came to platform owners such Apple, Microsoft & Google. Google announced recently that it is spending $2.1 billion to acquire Fitbit. Now according to New York Post, The DOJ has ramped up […]
The Competition and Markets Authority in the UK are now scrutinizing a deal between Apple and Google that affects user’s privacy and choice on iPhone and iPad devices. In a new study called “Online platforms and digital advertising market study, ” the UK’s Competition and Market’s Authority (CMA) found that “competition is not working well […]
Apple wrapped up their annual WWDC conference last week, where the company showed off a number of updates to various Apple products and services. Among them were updates to the next version of macOS Big Sur and its built-in browser Safari. In what Apple says is an effort to protect the privacy of its users, […]
Today at Apple’s WWDC event, the company detailed a huge number of improvements and new features coming to iOS 14. Over the last week, Apple was facing massive pressure from users over the rejection of Basecamps updates for the Hey email app. Today Apple announced to things that are big wins for users and Basecamp […]
Apple annual WWDC conference Keynote just finished and there is huge number of updates to new and existing products. iOS 14 One of our most anticipated upcoming features was the ability to set a 3rd party email and web browser as default in iOS. Today with iOS 14, that is now a reality. Let’s hope […]