Browser makers are calling out Microsoft for using Windows to push Edge on users
A coalition of browser developers just sent Microsoft's CEO a letter demanding it stop burying rival browsers
Gabe Newell says Steam doesn't pressure developers on pricing, emails suggest otherwise
Valve threatened to pull Rainbow Six Siege from Steam because Ubisoft offered a cheaper starter pack on its own store
Google plans to terminate ChromeOS in 2034, court documents reveal
The company likely sees a desktop-focused variant of Android in its future
Meta prevails in antitrust showdown, judge says Instagram and WhatsApp deals were lawful
The court finds no social media monopoly, highlights tech market shifts
72% of game developers say Steam is effectively a PC gaming monopoly
Studios say they can't afford to quit Steam, most of their revenue comes from it
Google confirms new Android rules will significantly restrict app sideloading
Google's new ID requirements could destroy independent app stores
EU fines Google $3.5 billion for abusing dominance in digital ad market
US condemns decision as discriminatory, raising trade tensions with EU
DOJ spares Google from selling Chrome after monopoly ruling
Ruling leaves Google's search business mostly intact, avoids Chrome and Android breakup
Highly anticipated: In a stunning reversal from last year's monumental court decision, Google has avoided the harshest punishments from its US antitrust case. The company must share some search data with rivals, but it does not have to sell Chrome and can continue paying other firms billions to maintain its search engine's prominence on numerous devices and browsers.
Court backs Epic Games in ruling Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly
Google must open Android to other app stores after losing antitrust appeal
Google faces $13 billion in European lawsuits over price comparison abuses
Shopping sites accuse tech giant of stifling competition across Europe
Cloudflare CEO warns AI and zero-click internet are killing the web's business model
The web as we know it is dying fast
Apple's Eddy Cue: AI search is coming to Safari, Google queries are falling, and the iPhone may be obsolete in 10 years
Google denies its search query volume is declining
What just happened? Apple's Eddy Cue testified in court yesterday in the remedies phase of the DoJ's lawsuit against Google parent Alphabet, and he had a lot to say. Cupertino's SVP of services said people "may not need an iPhone 10 years from now," AI could replace traditional search engines, and Apple expects to introduce AI services to Safari in the future. He also said search query volumes on Safari, which uses Google as the default search engine, declined last month, a claim that Google has denied.
You can finally buy ebooks through Amazon Kindle apps on your iPhone and iPad
Taking advantage of recent rulings against Apple's App Store policies
"App Store Freedom Act" would force Apple and Google to allow third-party app stores
Sideloading and third-party payments on mobile devices... by default
DOJ confirms it wants to break up Google's advertising tech monopoly
The judge has set a September trial to consider remedies
Meta, Spotify, and others unite to challenge the Apple-Google app store duopoly
The walled gardens will crumble if the new alliance has anything to say about it
Court orders Apple to open App Store to competition, Epic Games wins
"Apple knew exactly what it was doing and at every turn chose the most anticompetitive option"
A hot potato: A federal judge in California has delivered a decisive blow to Apple's longstanding control over its App Store, ordering the tech giant to immediately halt practices that have limited competition and maintained high commissions on app sales. This ruling concludes a five-year legal battle initiated by Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, which challenged Apple's dominance in the digital app marketplace.
Google argues it's the only one capable of managing Chrome, because, of course
Monopolies always claim disaster when their market dominance is challenged
Google is shelling out big bucks to put Gemini AI on Samsung devices
Turning your business into a monopoly can actually cost quite a lot, it seems
Judge rules Google built illegal ad monopoly, DOJ threatens another breakup
"We won half of this case and we will appeal the other half" says Google
Mark Zuckerberg considered deleting everyone's Facebook friends in 2022, admits platform's focus has shifted
"The 'friend' part has gone down quite a bit"
Justice Department asks judge to order Google the "immediate" sale of Chrome
New filing contains a provision that could allow the court to force Google to divest Android, too
Google presses Trump's DOJ to abandon breakup plans, citing national security
Alphabet pushes back against Biden-era efforts to dismantle its empire
Microsoft's latest search trick: making people believe they are using Google instead of Bing
Facepalm: Despite being the world's second-largest search engine, Bing continues to hold a minuscule market share compared to Google. Microsoft is clearly dissatisfied with this disparity and is making every effort to drive even a modest increase in user traffic, even if it borders on being unethical.
Google fights back: proposes to limit default search agreements, wants to avoid selling Chrome
Google resists drastic breakup, offers changes in search and Android to address monopoly ruling