Microsoft says it has big plans for a new, gaming-focused mobile app store—but the whole venture hangs on its treatment by antitrust regulators.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Microsoft Gaming chief Phil Spencer said the new app store may become viable after March next year when the EU’s Digital Markets Act comes into force. The incoming law would tackle “gatekeepers” such as Google and Apple, forcing them to loosen their duopolistic grip on smartphone app distribution.
