Mobile Ecosystems market study interim report, Appendix G: pre-installation, default settings and choice architecture for mobile browsers 2021 (CMA)

A research paper from the CMA

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
25 March 2022
Category:
Ad hoc research
Original publisher:
Competition and Markets Authority
Research area:
Advertising and marketing, Future connectivity and internet, Retail and digital commerce, Technology
Research topic:
Application programming interface, Data privacy, access and control, Future connectivity, General and vertical search
Research publish date:
14 December 2021

Abstract

In this appendix, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provides details on the following topics that are discussed in Chapter 5 of the Interim report, namely:

  • the current agreements for pre-installation and default settings on mobile devices
  • the impact of pre-installation and default settings on user behaviour
  • the impact of the choice architecture of the different routes available to users for switching their default browsers

Citation

CMA, Mobile Ecosystems market study, Appendix G: pre-installation, default settings and choice architecture for mobile browsers (2021) [online] Available at: Appendix G: Pre-installation, default settings and choice architecture for mobile browsers [Accessed 10 February 2022]

https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/mobile-ecosystems-market-study#interim-report

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