UK regulators intensify antitrust investigations into Apple and Google, may determine they have a "strategic market position"

The UK's competition regulator has intensified its antitrust investigation into Apple and Google, proposing to classify both as companies with a "strategic market position." This investigation focuses on whether the two companies have set barriers to prevent competitors from offering services on their platforms and whether they favor their own applications. If classified as having a strategic market position, regulators will have the authority to demand rectification of improper conduct. Apple and Google also face regulatory challenges in Europe, having recently been fined for violating the Digital Markets Act