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By law, no - since these aren't ISPs. However, they're a monopoly in their own vertical. 1. Apple often gets away with anti trust behavior by calling itself a
by mankash666 9y ago
By law, no - since these aren't ISPs.
However, they're a monopoly in their own vertical.
1. Apple often gets away with anti trust behavior by calling itself a phone maker. However, in the "app store" category Apple is a clear monopoly - because not being on the app store can adversely affect your bottom line.
2. Google can bury you in search results if they dislike you, just ask protonMail
3. Amazon can delist you from the only online marketplace that matters.
Clearly, these companies are monopolies in their own verticals, and regulators aren't really protecting smaller companies against them