'Vice-like grip': Why Apple and Google are under UK regulator's probe

The two companies 'ecosystems' stifle competition and 'meaningful choices' to customers, according to UK regulator, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

The UK government's antitrust watchdog is probing US tech giants Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc over anti-competitive practices and market duopoly. This comes amidst several other probes launched against "big-tech" companies by the European Union and the Japanese government.

So, why are the tech companies being probed?

Apple, the maker of iPhones, and Alphabet, Google's parent company, have " too much control over operating systems (iOS and Android), app stores (App Store and Play Store), and web browsers (Safari and Chrome)". The two companies ‘ecosystems’ stifle competition and 'meaningful choices' to customers, according to UK regulator, Competition and Markets Authority