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In a letter, the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee said testimony last week by attorneys from the companies left her with concerns about their dominance of the fast-growing field.
She asked the companies which of their products will support - and which will not - a recently revamped industry alliance known as Matter. The group, which includes Apple Inc<\/a>, Ikea and others, aims to allow home-automation gadgets such as internet-connected lights and speakers from various companies to sync with one another.
\"For what period of time do you commit to support the Matter interoperability project, and who at your companies is responsible for determining whether to extend the length of your commitment to Matter?\" Klobuchar wrote to Amazon<\/a> and Google<\/a>.
She called on the companies by July 2 also to answer questions about data collection by voice assistants and how the information is used.
Last week's hearing followed complaints by Sonos Inc and other home-device makers about big tech companies engaging in allegedly anticompetitive tactics to extend their dominance in advertising and other businesses.
Klobuchar noted at the hearing that Amazon's Echo line had more than 50% of the smart-speaker market, while Google's Nest products had 30%.
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在一封信中,参议院司法委员会主席的反垄断委员会上周见证律师说公司留给她担心他们的快速增长领域的主导地位。
她问产品的公司将支持——而不会最近修订行业联盟称为物质。该集团包括苹果(aapl . o:行情)、宜家等,旨在允许家庭自动化设备联网灯和喇叭等从不同公司同步。
“你什么时间提交支持互操作性问题的项目,和那些在你的公司负责决定是否延长你的承诺重要吗?”Klobuchar wrote to亚马逊和谷歌。
她还呼吁公司7月2日回答关于数据收集问题,语音助手和如何使用这些信息。
上周的听力之后抱怨Sonos . n:行情)和其他home-device制造商对大型科技公司从事反竞争策略来扩展他们的广告和其他企业的优势。
Klobuchar在听证会上指出,亚马逊的回声线有智能的喇叭市场的50%以上,而谷歌的产品有30%。
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