Strategic Market Status Investigations into Apple’s and Google’s mobile ecosystems

The ODDA recently wrote to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in response to their Invitation to Comment (ItC) on the investigation into the ecosystems of Apple and Google. The CMA started investigations on 23 January 2025 under section 9 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the Act) to determine whether Apple and Google should be designated with Strategic Market Status (SMS) in relation to their key activities within their mobile ecosystems.

We will have the chance to submit a more substantive response when the next phase of the investigation begins.

Read our letter here.