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Bruce Lawson Interviews OWA: For A Better Web

執筆: OWA

Check out Bruce Lawson’s interview with Alex Moore, executive director and co-founder of Open Web Advocacy. They run through the history of OWA, why OWA exists and what OWA fights for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-qAoGisVRE&list=PL72e6dBabYNUluI-D22vWhe_8Vu0qD3Zj Bruce: So tell me, what is Open Web Advocacy and what is your fight? Alex: So Open Web Advocacy is a non-profit, which is a... 続きを読む

28%高速化: AppleのiOSブラウザエンジン禁止措置を終わらせるべき理由を示すBlinkプロトタイプ

執筆: OWA

要約: 新たに公開されたテスト結果によると、iOSで動作するChromium/Blinkのプロトタイプは、Speedometer 3.1のページ応答性テストにおいてSafariより28.6%高速であることが示されました。また、このテストは、プロトタイプではすでに利用可能なものの、競合ブラウザベンダーがiOSへ導入することを阻まれているウェブ機能が数多く存在することも明らかにしました。これは、Appleによる第三者製ブラウザエンジンの禁止措置が、消費者、企業、ひいてはウェブ全体にどれほどの損失をもたらしているかを如実に物語る例です。 #... 続きを読む

Open Letter: Why the CMA Must Enforce the DMCCA

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: Today, Open Web Advocacy joins 17 businesses, industry bodies, public figures and civil society organisations including Mozilla, Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo, Coalition for App Fairness, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), Proton and the UK consumer organisation Which? and others in an open letter to the UK Government and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Effective enforcement is... 続きを読む

The Digital Markets Act Is Delivering Real Wins, But Not Yet for Browser Engines

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: The Digital Markets Act is delivering real wins for consumers in the EU, and in some cases globally, by forcing Apple and Google to open up functionality previously reserved for their own products. Apple is now challenging several of these changes in court, seeking to roll back many of the DMA’s interoperability gains. But one major failure stands out: more than two years after Apple was... 続きを読む

Our Submission to the CMA on Apple’s iOS Interoperability Commitments

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that developers need access to key iOS and iPadOS features to build innovative products and services, so UK consumers do not miss out. As outlined in our previous article, Apple’s proposed commitments are far too weak to deliver that outcome. The CMA has the power to impose effective and enforceable interoperability obligations on... 続きを読む

Q&A with Simonetta Vezzoso: The Open Web, Apple, and the DMA

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: Alex Moore (Executive Director of OWA) and John Ozbay (CEO and Founder of Cyptee) were recently interviewed by Simonetta Vezzoso, a European academic specializing in digital competition law and the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). Some readers may remember John previously representing OWA at the EU’s DMA workshops. If you have the opportunity we recommend listening to the full... 続きを読む

Google Backs Down: Will Grant Hotseat in EU Browser Choice Screen

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: In a significant win for smaller browsers, the open web, and the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Google has agreed to place the browser selected through the EU browser choice screen directly in the Pixel homescreen hotseat (replacing Chrome). Previously, even when users selected a different default browser, Chrome remained in this prominent position, steering users back toward Google’s own... 続きを読む

OWA on RedMonk: Why the Mobile Web Still Can’t Compete with Native Apps, and How to Fix It!

執筆: OWA

We recently spoke with RedMonk senior analyst Kate Holterhoff about a question that has shaped the mobile ecosystem for over a decade: why has the open web struggled to compete with native apps on mobile, and what can regulators do to restore competition? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOT0w7EwkVI You can listen to and read the full conversation on RedMonk. We discuss how and why OWA... 続きを読む

Apple’s Interoperability Commitments to the UK’s CMA Promise Nothing

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stated that developers need access to key iOS and iPadOS features to build innovative products and services, so UK consumers do not miss out. But Apple’s proposed interoperability commitments are far too weak to deliver that outcome. The CMA has the power to impose effective and enforceable interoperability obligations on mobile operating... 続きを読む

Appleの主要な戦術が、日本のスマホ法によるブラウザ競争の改善を阻む可能性について

執筆: OWA

翻訳：綾坂こと 要約: 日本のスマホ新法は、日本においてAppleがブラウザベンダーに対し、独自のブラウザエンジンの使用を認めることを求めている。しかしAppleは、過去21か月間にわたりデジタル市場法における同様の規定への対応を回避するためにEUで用いてきたのと同じ手法を、日本でも使おうとしているようだ。具体的には、既存の日本のユーザーに対して単にアップデートを配信することを認めず、すべての既存ユーザーを切り捨てた上で、まったく新しいブラウザを別にリリースすることをブラウザベンダーに要求している。またAppleは、iPadOSやその他のiOS派生OSにおいては、ブラウザベンダーが独自のエンジンを使用することさえも認めていない。 この記事は英語版もご覧いただけます。 # OWAについて 新しく読まれる方へ、私たちについて簡単に説明します。私たちOpen Web... 続きを読む

Open Web Advocacy 2025 in Review

執筆: Alex Moore

TL;DR: A lot happened in 2025 for browsers and web apps with new investigations, laws, and court cases across the EU, Japan, the US, Australia, and the UK. OWA continues to play a key role in pushing for fair and effective browser and web app competition on all platforms. Apple is now barred from blocking third-party browser engines on iOS in 28 countries, soon likely 30. However, it continues to... 続きを読む

Tim Berners-Lee On Apple’s Browser Engine Ban and Web Apps

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web and HTML has expressed support for compelling Apple to allow other browser engines on iOS, as more competition leads to more innovation and bright ideas. He also states that having a powerful browser on iOS would "change the dynamic" with respect to web app's viability on mobile. The Verge’s Decoder podcast just published a... 続きを読む

What Apple’s UK Strategic Market Status Designation means for Browsers and Web Apps

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status (SMS). After four years investigating Apple’s restrictions on browser engines and web apps, the CMA now has statutory authority to enforce remedies proposed in its Market Investigation Reference completed this year. The most important outcomes being: Apple can be compelled to... 続きを読む

OWA at the EU Parliament DMA Working Group

執筆: OWA

Last week, OWA was invited to attend and give a short speech on our views of Apple’s compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) at a meeting with the Working Group on the Implementation of the Digital Markets Act. The Working Group on the Implementation of the Digital Markets Act is a body within the European Parliament that monitors, scrutinises, and reports on how the DMA is being put into... 続きを読む

Can Perplexity Afford to Fund the Web? The $34.5 Billion-Dollar Question

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: AI startup Perplexity has made a $34.5 billion bid to acquire Chrome, despite previously opposing its divestiture from Google and arguing no other company could run it effectively. We are concerned that this sale could lead to a 70% plunge in web platform investment and that Perplexity has neither the means nor incentive to fund the web platform to the same level as Google. This outcome... 続きを読む

Japan: Apple Must Lift Engine Ban by December

執筆: OWA

Readers may recall that Japan recently passed the Smartphone Act, officially the Bill on the Promotion of Competition for Specified Software Used in Smartphones. Among its most important reforms is a direct prohibition on Apple’s long-standing ban on third-party browser engines on iOS. This ban has functioned as an effective ban on browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave & Vivaldi,... 続きを読む

UK Regulator Flags Apple’s iOS Browser Engine Ban in Draft SMS Designation

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: The UK regulator has provisionally found that Apple and Google meet the threshold for Strategic Market Status (SMS) under the DMCC. In Apple’s case, the decision highlights its ban on competing browser engines and its actions to suppress competition from web apps. # What Just Happened? The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is today proposing to designate Apple and Google with... 続きを読む

Apple's Browser Engine Ban Persists, Even Under the DMA

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: Apple's rules and technical restrictions are blocking other browser vendors from successfully offering their own engines to users in the EU. At the recent Digital Markets Act (DMA) workshop, Apple claimed it didn't know why no browser vendor has ported their engine to iOS over the past 15 months. But the reality is Apple knows exactly what the barriers are, and has chosen not to remove... 続きを読む

Google's Hotseat Hypocrisy

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: On iOS in the EU, selecting a third-party browser from the choice screen replaces Safari in the hotseat (dock), ensuring the user’s choice is respected. This change has already led to meaningful gains in market share; Mozilla, for example, saw its daily active users double in France and Germany on iOS, where the hotseat change is implemented. DuckDuckGo’s findings suggest that replacing... 続きを読む

Balancing Security and Fair Competition

執筆: OWA

Regulators around the world are working to address competition issues in digital markets, particularly on mobile devices. Several new laws have already been passed, including the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), Japan’s Smartphone Act, and the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). Australia and the United States are also considering similar legislation with the U.S. Department... 続きを読む

Industry Voices Caution Against DOJ’s Plan to Force Sale Of Chrome

執筆: OWA

Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn and Bluesky. In late 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with state attorneys general representing 11 states, brought a landmark antitrust case against Google for unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in the general search engine market. In August 2024, Judge Mehta ruled that “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted... 続きを読む

Is It Worth Killing Mozilla to Shave Off Less Than 1% From Google’s Market Share?

執筆: OWA

Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn and Bluesky. Late last year the DOJ won their long running antitrust case vs Google when Judge Mehta ruled in their favor declaring unequivocally that “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly”. Last week the remedies part of the trial started. Among the numerous remedies that the DOJ is asking for, is... 続きを読む

Break Google’s Search Monopoly without Breaking the Web

執筆: OWA

Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn and Bluesky. Web platform (noun): The technology and tools that let websites and web apps work in your browser. Key Takeaways (TL;DR) DOJ wants to force Google to sell Chrome and ban search engine revenue share deals with other browser vendors, resulting in a 70% drop in funding for the web platform. Progress in new web... 続きを読む

UK Regulator's Final Verdict: Apple’s Browser Engine Ban Harms Competition

執筆: OWA

The UK's Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation Reference (MIR) has published its final report. The conclusion is clear: Apple’s “WebKit restriction”, which forces all browsers on iOS to use Apple’s engine, harms competition, stifles innovation and functionality, particularly for Web Apps. Most importantly, the MIR recommends a complete reversal of Apple’s ban on third-party browser... 続きを読む

SLAP and FLOP: Apple's Lack of Full Site Isolation and iOS Browser Ban Puts Users at Risk

執筆: OWA

TL:DR; Yet again Apple’s ban on third-party browser engines weakens security rather than strengthens it. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Ruhr University Bochum have published papers describing two attacks dubbed SLAP and FLOP that impact Apple’s latest chipsets. These attacks share conceptual similarities with the Spectre exploits, which affected most pre-2019 processors... 続きを読む

Digital Markets Act: Europe’s Digital Competitiveness at Stake

執筆: OWA

Open Web Advocacy has joined forces with industry associations, civil society organizations, and businesses to call on the European Commission to take urgent and decisive action in enforcing the Digital Markets Act (DMA). This landmark regulation was designed to curb the power of dominant gatekeepers and foster a more open, competitive digital landscape. However, without proper enforcement, the... 続きを読む

UK Launches Investigation into Apple and Google under the DMCC

執筆: OWA

The UK's CMA has launched an investigation into whether Apple and Google hold strategic market status (SMS) in mobile ecosystems, including operating systems, app stores, and mobile browsers. This falls under the newly passed Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC), which came into force on January 1, 2025. The investigations place significant focus on web apps, browser engines, and... 続きを読む

Open Web Advocacy 2024 in Review

執筆: Alex Moore

As 2025 begins, it's a perfect moment to reflect on 2024’s developments, achievements, and what lies ahead regarding regulators, browsers, and web applications. Last year was incredibly busy, and together with you, we have made real tangible progress toward a more competitive browser and Web App ecosystem. If there’s one key takeaway from 2024, it’s this: advocacy works. When those who love what... 続きを読む

iOS age restriction blocks all browsers except Safari, breaks choice screen

執筆: OWA

Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn and Bluesky. Note: Throughout this article, references to iOS also encompass iPadOS. Apple is currently failing to comply with its obligations under Article 6(3) of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regarding the provision of the browser choice screen. The iOS browser choice screen is currently broken for any user with age restrictions for... 続きを読む

Apple implements six of OWA's DMA compliance requests

執筆: OWA

TLDR: Apple has fixed 6 important issues with allowing browsers and Web Apps to compete on iOS (including allowing browser vendors to test their own browsers outside the EU) but a massive list of issues remain to be fixed in order to be in compliance with the DMA. Most importantly, there is no indication that Apple will allow Web Apps to run in a browser's own engine despite the news reports OR... 続きを読む

It's time for a fairer, more competitive app ecosystem

執筆: OWA

Today, together with many others, we have co-signed this important letter addressing the urgent need for DMA enforcement. Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn. The Digital Markets Act (DMA) aims to restore contestability, interoperability, choice, and fairness to digital markets within the EU. These fundamental principles of a well-functioning digital market have been... 続きを読む

Interop 2025 must drop secret vetos

執筆: OWA

TLDR: Interop uses secret vetos, mobile NOT included in interop scores, Critical Safari scroll issues need fixing. Please consider giving a 👍 to these issues: Interop Lack of Transparency & Accountability Mobile Testing Results for Interop/WPT Scrolling on Mobile Devices Advanced Web Testing (Web Driver BiDi) The voting process for Interop proposals is done in secret and each browser vendor... 続きを読む

Stuart Langridge: The Mazy Web

執筆: OWA

If you have a spare half hour, we highly recommend listening to Stuart Langridge's insightful and eloquent talk about why the open web is special. Stuart shares his passion for the internet and its incredible potential. In his talk, he delves into the unique qualities that make the web such a powerful tool and why it's crucial for us all to advocate for and explain its significance. If you... 続きを読む

Webventures: An Abridged History of Safari Showstoppers

執筆: OWA

This week, Webventures published an article outlining various bugs and problems in iOS Safari over the last several years that were absolute showstoppers for the Web being a competitive constraint and substitute for mobile app stores. iOS Safari is more than an inconvenience for developers, it's the fundamental reason interoperability has been stymied in mobile ecosystems; frequent showstopping... 続きを読む

Google must share the ability to install Web Apps in Android

執筆: OWA

TLDR: For 7 years, Google has failed to keep its commitment to share the ability to install Web Apps with third-party browsers on Android, despite public requests from Samsung, Microsoft, Brave & Kiwi browser. With regulatory intervention from the EU, Japan and the UK that may be changing. Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon. In 2015, Google introduced a method on Android to... 続きを読む

Apple appears to mislead UK Regulator over deceptive default browser user interface

執筆: OWA

TLDR: Apple seems to have tried to mislead the UK regulator that a deceptive pattern they had previously implemented for picking default browsers, in fact, never existed. Share and join the conversation: X/Twitter, Mastodon, LinkedIn. # The Deceptive Pattern Earlier this year (2024-03-28) we reported on a deceptive pattern that Apple had coded into iOS which made it harder for users to change... 続きを読む

Apple adopts 6 of OWA's Choice Architecture Recommendations

執筆: OWA

Today, in a step forward for user choice and browser competition, Apple has adopted 6 out of 11 of our recommendations to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act in relation to browser defaults and choice screens. In addition Apple has fixed two severe and deliberate deceptive patterns that we campaigned to fix including at the DMA's workshop. In March the EU Commission opened an investigation... 続きを読む

UK’s Browser and Cloud Investigation may fail to allow Web App competition

執筆: OWA

TL;DR: We believe the UK Market Investigation Reference is missing critical remedies. Most importantly "Apple shall allow third-party browsers to install and manage Web Apps using their own browser engine.". We need YOU to write to the CMA (before August 29th) and provide feedback on why allowing browsers to compete in providing Web App functionality is important. # What’s happening? As... 続きを読む

Browser and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation Update

執筆: OWA

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority, Browser and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation has just released their progress report. Long time readers may remember that this investigation was restarted after a high court win against Apple. The report delves into Apple’s rule that all browsers on iOS must use the version of WebKit bundled with iOS which is under Apple’s exclusive control. The... 続きを読む

Apple DMA Review

執筆: OWA

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) aims to restore contestability, interoperability, choice and fairness back to digital markets in the EU. These fundamental properties of an effectively functioning digital market have been eroded by the extreme power gatekeepers wield via their control of “core platform services”. The lack of competition on mobile ecosystems is, at its heart, a structural... 続きを読む

Japan ends the #AppleBrowserBan

執筆: OWA

Yesterday, Japan’s parliament passed into law a bill to promote fair competition on smartphone operating systems, similar to the EU’s Digital Markets Act and the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. In particular, it prohibits Apple’s ban of third party browser engines on iOS, which is an effective ban on browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave & Vivaldi. Apple bans... 続きを読む

UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

執筆: OWA

# UK passes Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill On 23rd May, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill was passed in Parliament. It is currently awaiting Royal Assent. As the UK Government explains, the Bill was introduced to crack down on rip-offs, protect consumer cash online and boost competition in digital markets. Most importantly for us, the new Act gives more powers... 続きを読む

Apple's one weird trick to stop you changing your default browser

執筆: OWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiiU_zBirXc Long time readers will already know that Apple has effectively banned all browsers from iOS by preventing them from bringing or modifying their own engines. That makes all browsers on iOS essentially skins round Safari. We brought this up in one of our questions to Apple at their DMA workshop where we stated that "Apple’s 15 year ban of third-party... 続きを読む

In-App Browsers: The worst erosion of user choice you haven't heard of

執筆: OWA

In-App Browsers subvert user choice, stifle innovation, trap users into apps, break websites and enable applications to severely undermine user privacy. In-App Browsers hurt consumers, developers and damage the entire web ecosystem. OWA recently met with both the Digital Markets Act team and the UK's Market Investigation Reference into Cloud Gaming and Browsers team to discuss how tech giants are... 続きを読む

EU opens DMA investigations of Apple, Meta, Google

執筆: OWA

This morning, the EU announced that the Commission has opened non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) into Alphabet's rules on steering in Google Play and self-preferencing on Google Search, Apple's rules on steering in the App Store and the choice screen for Safari and Meta's “pay or consent model”. The Commission suspects that the measures put in place by these... 続きを読む

US Department of Justice files Antitrust lawsuit Against Apple

執筆: OWA

Today, the contents of the US Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against Apple were revealed. The DOJ along with 16 State's Attorneys General are co-litigants against Apple, claiming a series of unlawful behaviours by the tech giant. The suit is wide sweeping, and takes issue with Apple's monopolising tactics in the smartphone market. But, flipping to page 22, we see details of particular... 続きを読む

The Digital Markets Act is in force! What happens now?

執筆: OWA

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) grace period for gatekeepers to comply has now ended. The DMA is EU legislation that came into law on the 1st of November 2022 that aims to improve fairness, contestability and interoperability in very large platforms that operate in the EU that have significant and durable market power. In order to not impose expensive compliance obligations on small and medium... 続きを読む

Apple backs off killing web apps, but the fight continues

執筆: OWA

In a huge relief to developers and supporters of the open web, and under immense backlash, Apple has cancelled its plan to sabotage Web Apps!. This ends weeks of fear and uncertainty for developers and users. We would like to say a massive thank you to the DMA team as Apple's decision is no doubt related to the investigation they had opened. But our most heartfelt thanks are to the thousands of... 続きを読む

It’s Official, Apple Kills Web Apps in the EU

執筆: OWA

If you ship a Web App in the EU and will be impacted by this, please sign our open letter to Tim Cook. It is critical that we gather as much evidence as possible to prevent Apple from breaking Web Apps in the EU. Sign the letter to Tim Cook Nearly two weeks ago we discussed a bug on iOS Beta 17.4 breaking Web App installation in the EU. Yesterday we raised the alarm that this... 続きを読む

Apple on course to break all Web Apps in EU within 20 days

執筆: OWA

In 2011, Philip Schiller internally sent an email to Eddie Cue to discuss the threat of HTML5 to the Apple App Store titled “HTML5 poses a threat to both Flash and the App Store”. Food for thought: Do we think our 30/70% split will last forever? While I am a staunch supporter of the 30/70% split and keeping it simple and consistent across our stores, I don’t think 30/70 will last unchanged... 続きを読む

Did Apple just break Web Apps in iOS 17.4 Beta (EU)?

執筆: James Moore

We have been alerted that Apple has broken Web App (PWA) support in the EU via iOS 17.4 Beta. Sites installed to the homescreen failed to launch in their own top-level activities, opening in Safari instead. This demotes Web Apps from first-class citizens in the OS to mere shortcuts. Developers confirmed the bug did not occur outside the EU. This bug should have been picked up within seconds of... 続きを読む

Web Developers React to Apple’s DMA Compliance Proposal

執筆: Frances Berriman

Since Apple released their plans for compliance with the EU’s DMA regulations on 25th January, we’ve been asking web developers how these changes may affect how they work, their businesses and the web as a whole. Jake Archibald, senior developer for Shopify, reflected "It seemed unbelievable to me that users on iOS were restricted to one browser engine, and one that in the past has been slow... 続きを読む

OWA’s Review of Apple’s DMA Compliance Proposal for the Web

執筆: OWA

# Will Apple ever let browsers and Web Apps compete fairly? We believe that third party browsers should be allowed to compete fairly on iOS using the same engines they safely deliver to every other platform. Further, that Web Apps enabled by the functionality, stability and security delivered via intense competition between browsers should allow developers to bypass and contest the gatekeepers App... 続きを読む

Apple's plan to allow browser competition dubbed unworkable

執筆: James Moore

The #AppleBrowserBan Ends in the EU! After 3 years of campaigning by @OpenWebAdvocacy and in a victory for developers and consumers, Apple has been forced to allow third-party browsers in the EU. The Digital Markets Act compels them to finally allow browser vendors to port their real browsers to iOS by March 7th, 2024, offering users in the EU (for the first time) a legitimate choice. This news is... 続きを読む

Apple files another challenge to the EU Digital Markets Act

執筆: Frances Berriman

We’ve previously covered filings from Apple claiming Safari is actually 3 browsers and that iPadOS shouldn’t be regulated under the DMA at all, which are arguments that have not held much water in our minds. But on Monday the EU published Apple's November filing, so we’ve been able to see a bit more about what they’re requesting. In this latest filing, Apple claims that: That the EU’s... 続きを読む

Open Web Advocacy 2023 in Review

執筆: Alex Moore

We’re living through a moment of real potential for change. For over a decade the Web has been prevented from fairly competing. That’s changing, and we’re working without fear or favor to direct change toward a safe, open future for computing and a better Web for all. Competition is the engine of progress and OWA is working hard to spread the word on anti-competitive practices holding the Web... 続きを読む

UK browser investigation to restart Jan 24 after Apple fail to appeal

執筆: Frances Berriman

Nearly three weeks ago, we reported that London's Court of Appeal had ruled against Apple and in favour of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), allowing the CMA to reopen their Browser and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation. There was a 21 day grace period before that investigation could restart to allow Apple to respond. 30 November 2023: In a unanimous judgment (available on the... 続きを読む

New Digital Competition Laws for Australia

執筆: Alex Moore

The Australian government has agreed to new competition laws for digital platforms! This is excellent news and will pave the way for fair and effective browser competition on all operating systems & allow Web Apps to compete on an equal footing with Native Apps. The new laws will be based on the ACCC's recommendations in their Digital platform services inquiry - Interim report No. 5 which... 続きを読む

iOS Safari zero-day security bugs and how browser choice affects user safety

執筆: Frances Berriman

In the last couple of weeks we've seen a few browser security bugs pop up, giving us the opportunity to talk about how a competitive landscape for web browsers is vital to protecting users online. # Nasty Bugs All Around Firstly, we saw a set of zero-day bugs identified in Webkit. Apple landed a fix for those in a subsequent iOS update. Secondly, a nasty security bug in Google Chrome, also... 続きを読む

Apple loses on Appeal, CMA can restart investigation into browsers

執筆: Alex Moore

In a victory for consumers and developers, London's Court of Appeal has ruled against Apple and in favour of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), allowing the CMA to reopen their Browser and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation Reference. This is important as, Apple has effectively banned third party browsers via their 2.5.6 rule: 2.5.6 Apps that browse the web must use the appropriate... 続きを読む

OWA submits response to EU DMA investigation into Apple iPadOS

執筆: Frances Berriman

As the EU further rolls out the Digital Marketing Act, they have designated a variety of companies and their platforms as “Gatekeepers”. You can see the complete list of Gatekeepers and some really useful explainers on what being a Gatekeeper means on the EU’s very informative website. Now that Gatekeepers have been designated, the companies that operate those services have had the opportunity to... 続きを読む

Why is browser choice vital for the future of the Open Web?

執筆: Frances Berriman

OWA’s key goal is to enable true competition and browser choice across all devices. But, why do we care so deeply about this, and what would success look like? # Cost Currently, businesses that want to grow across many markets must develop not only a good website, but also native apps for any platforms they want to reach that don’t have modern browser features available. Additionally, deriving... 続きを読む

News from the NTIA report on mobile app ecosystems

執筆: Bruce Lawson

Bruce published an article where he gives us a summary of the NTIA (National Telecommunications and Information Administration) report on Mobile App Competition. The question now is whether Apple will do the right thing, or seek to hurl lawyers with procedural arguments at it instead, as they're doing in the UK now. But for every month they delay, they earn a fortune; it's estimated that Google... 続きを読む

Australian Government considering ACCC proposed anti-competitive conduct legislation changes

執筆: Bruce Lawson

G'day, sport! Bruce here, with an update on progress we've made down under with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). ACCC published a Digital Platform Services Inquiry Discussion Paper (PDF) which has great news for competition in browsers and web apps. They propose: Reversing the Apple browser ban Requiring equivalent access to hardware and software Allowing web apps to... 続きを読む

OWA updates on progress with UK and EU digital competition regulations

執筆: Bruce Lawson

Howdy, Bruce here, with an update on progress we've made in both the EU and with the UK's competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). # Browser engines on the agenda We've had encouraging success at putting browser engines on the regulators' agenda. While rendering engines seem a pretty esoteric subject, it's of paramount importance: Apple has done a great job concealing... 続きを読む

OWA response to the CMA interim report

執筆: Alex Moore

The CMA invited responses to its interim report. You can read our response with suggested browser and web-app remedies (PDF). Download response # 2. Introduction We agree overwhelmingly with the findings of fact and, with comments, agree that the proposed interventions contained within the CMA’s December 14th, 2021 “Mobile ecosystems market study interim report” are both warranted and timely. iOS... 続きを読む

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