Both state Rep. Andy Vargas, a Democrat who is sponsoring similar legislation in Massachusetts, and Hawaii Democratic state Sen. Stanley Chang said they hoped legislation would help level the playing field between the tech companies and startups and entrepreneurs, who have no choice but to accept Apple’s and Google’s terms.
The state legislative fights are the latest manifestation of the long-running gripes that developers such as Spotify have aired to lawmakers and antitrust regulators…
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