US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps
Among the findings of the report, the NTIA said Apple and Google stifled competition by forcing apps to be distributed through their stores despite secure, safe alternatives being possible, gave preference to their own apps over third-party alternatives and forced developers to deal with a"slow and opaque" review process.
Those and other arbitrary rules and restrictions, the NTIA said, lead to worse products and could even kill small businesses."These obstacles impose costs on firms and organizations offering new technology: apps lack features, development and roll-out costs are higher, customer relations are damaged, and many apps fail to reach a large number of users," the agency said in the report.
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