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Modern Web Weekly #63

The modern web, tested and explained in plain English

Danny Moerkerke
Nov 05, 2025
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CMA designates Apple as having Strategic Market Status

The Open Web Advocacy (OWA) reports that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially designated Apple as having Strategic Market Status (SMS).

SMS means that Apple “has substantial and entrenched market power and a position of strategic significance”. It means that Apple’s iOS plat…

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