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Administrative timetable

Market investigation recommenced

26 January 2024: Parties can make supplemental submissions on the issues statement until 23 February 2024.

24 January 2024: The market investigation has now recommenced in accordance a Court of Appeal order dated 30 November 2023. This followed an earlier order by the Competition Appeals Tribunal which had suspended the market investigation from 31 March 2023.

30 November 2023: In a unanimous judgment (available on the National Archives website), the Court of Appeal has determined that the CMAs decision to make a market investigation reference in relation to the market for mobile browsers and cloud gaming was lawful, setting aside the CATs judgment of 31 March 2023.

Inquiry group changes

24 January 2024: Robin Foster has stood down from his role in the inquiry group. David Thomas has been appointed to the inquiry group.

Market investigation

Progress update

• Progress update on the Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming Market investigation (PDF, 126KB) (27.6.24)

Working papers

• WP1: Nature of competition in the supply of mobile browsers and browser engines (PDF, 806KB) (27.6.24)
• WP1: Glossary of terms (PDF, 109KB) (27.6.24)
• WP2: The requirement for browsers operating on iOS devices to use Apples WebKit browser engine (PDF, 669KB) (27.6.24)
• WP2 Appendix: Comparison of browser and browser engine outcomes (PDF, 652KB) (27.6.24)
• WP2: Glossary of terms (PDF, 114KB) (27.6.24)
• WP3: Access to browser functionalities within the iOS and Android mobile ecosystems (PDF, 410KB) (27.6.24)
• WP3: Glossary of terms (PDF, 108KB) (27.6.24)

Parties wishing to comment on these papers should send their comments to browsersandcloud@cma.gov.uk by 22 July 2024.

Primary research

• Jigsaw web developer qualitative research: full report (PDF, 1.16MB) (27.6.24)
• Verian consumer research: presentation of key qualitative research findings (PDF, 1.49MB) (27.6.24)

Updated responses to the issues statement

• Apple (PDF, 533KB) (12.4.24)
• Eyeo (PDF, 223KB) (20.3.24)
• Google (PDF, 69.0KB) (20.3.24)
• Movement for an Open Web (PDF, 4,33MB) (20.3.24)
• Coalition for Online Data Empowerment (PDF, 238KB) (20.3.24)
• Gener8 (PDF, 119KB) (20.3.24)

Market investigation timetable suspended following Competition Appeal Tribunal order and judgment

31 March 2023: The market investigation timetable was suspended with effect from 31 March 2023 following a Competition Appeal Tribunal judgment and order.

Invitation to comment on consumer survey draft questionnaire

15 February 2023: As part of its investigation into mobile browsing and cloud gaming, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) appointed Kantar Public (now Verian) to conduct a quantitative survey of UK consumers who own a smartphone. The below linked Questionnaire notice provides details of the research approach.

• Questionnaire notice (PDF, 104KB) (15.2.23)
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