Analysis-Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech

Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic crack down on alleged anti-competitive practices that could result in break-up orders to Apple and Alphabet's Google, a first for the industry. Google has said it disagreed with the EU's accusations while Apple said the U.S. lawsuit is wrong on the facts and the law. Regulators now allege companies such as Apple and Google have built impenetrable ecosystems around their products, making it difficult for customers to switch to rival services, which led to the coining of the term walled gardens.