Australia’s competition regulator on Tuesday i.e. 8th September said it would look into the extent of competition between the app stores of Apple Inc and Google, and also examine whether more pricing transparency is needed in their country’s mobile apps market.
The ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said in a statement, “ACCC is interested in how data is used and shared in the app ecosystem, including the data available to Google and Apple as a result of their control of the major app stores.” Google and Apple representatives did not respond.
The commission’s decision also comes amid Apple’s legal a vigorous struggle with Epic Games, after the “Fortnite” creator implemented a feature to let iPhone users make in-app purchases directly, rather than using Apple’s in-app purchase system.
