Apple says UK mobile market shake-up could harm users and developers


FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo is pictured at an Apple store in Paris, France, August 17, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

LONDON -Apple said on Thursday Britain's plans to increase competition in the mobile operating system market could harm users and developers, and potentially force the company to share its technology with foreign competitors for free.

Last month, Britain's competition regulator told Apple and Android-owner Google to be fairer in how they distribute apps on their mobile platforms, setting out possible interventions as it plans to designate the U.S. tech companies with strategic market status over their duopoly.

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