Do they have any teeth or is it just checkbox ticking exercise to make consumer feel something is being done?
> There is a window of opportunity for Apple and Google themselves to take steps to improve outcomes for app developers and consumers by adopting the potential measures we have identified
Why not just introduce new regulation? Companies will be dragging this as long as they can and reap profits, whereas such organisations continue to take salaries, do pointless meetings and then release more reports how the situation looks bad.
This is basically an opening statement on their view of the world, and puts Apple and Google on notice that this is something the ACCC are interested in.
It is basically a standard way the ACCC announces what they're doing and putting industry on notice.
They did this for comparison sites that had secret sorting/recommendations that weren't in the best interest of the consumer.
They've done this for retailers who didn't abide by Australian Consumer Law on warranties and various disclaimers given in-store.
In most cases there's usually some kind of enforceable agreement reached, sometimes they go to court to enforce compliance.
> There is a window of opportunity for Apple and Google themselves to take steps to improve outcomes for app developers and consumers by adopting the potential measures we have identified
Why not just introduce new regulation? Companies will be dragging this as long as they can and reap profits, whereas such organisations continue to take salaries, do pointless meetings and then release more reports how the situation looks bad.