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Comment: Old problems in new markets as EU takes on Big Tech's grip on smart devices

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( June 9, 2021, 16:20 GMT | Comment) -- The market for connected devices from TVs to fridges is rife with concerns that Big Tech benefits from first mover advantage and general market clout, EU investigators said today — mirroring problems throughout the digital economy. As elsewhere, rivals and policymakers will be looking to draft legislation regulating "gatekeeper" platforms to resolve some, if not all, of the problems. Smart TVs, next-generation handsets and connected devices are the technology of the future, but they're suffering from the antitrust ailments of the past, the European Commission concluded today....

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