flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up11.3Karrow-down117file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down4·1 year agoA monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·1 year agoThe real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
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minus-squarepoopkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThey do backroom deals to bring apps and games to iOS by offering reduced commissions on app purchases and subscriptions. They just haven’t been caught yet.
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minus-squareblind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoApple’s app store may be a problem, but saying “someone else is also doing something bad” doesn’t mean what Google is doing isn’t bad & illegal.
A monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.
The real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
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They do backroom deals to bring apps and games to iOS by offering reduced commissions on app purchases and subscriptions. They just haven’t been caught yet.
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Apple’s app store may be a problem, but saying “someone else is also doing something bad” doesn’t mean what Google is doing isn’t bad & illegal.