UK court allows regulator to investigate Apple’s cloud gaming

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an official investigation into the mobile browser dominance of both Apple and Google in November 2022. CMA’s probe focused on Apple’s cloud gaming and specifically the tech giant’s alleged choice to restrict cloud gaming apps in the App Store. In January, Apple filed an appeal based on the timing of the CMA investigation.

As per CMA’s rule, the regulator “shall” follow a Market Study Notice with a Market Investigation Reference within six months. Based on the dates of various points in the CMA’s operation, the company also claimed that the regulator failed to meet its six-month deadline. Earlier, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) agreed with Apple and wrote that “it might well be said that the CMA erred in law” by adhering to its schedule.