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> Firstly Android doesn't have a monopoly. The EU commission doesn't think so. Their press release* says that 80% of smart mobile devices in Europe, run on And
by r_singh 8y ago
> Firstly Android doesn't have a monopoly.
The EU commission doesn't think so. Their press release* says that 80% of smart mobile devices in Europe, run on Android.
* http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4581_en.htm http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4581_en.htm
- trothamel 8y agoWell, there's nothing all that special about the output of a political commission. And the fact that 1 in 5 devices don't run Android would seem to contradict the monopoly accusation.
- Sylos 8y agoAntitrust does not require a monopoly, it just requires enough of a market dominance that hurting the market is feasible for you, and then exploiting this position to actually hurt the market. Basically, all you have to do, is hurt the market in noticeable ways. The sole goal of antitrust laws is keeping the market healthy. They're not fair and have almost no rules attached to them.
- gowld 8y agoSo Google could solve this problem by raising the price of its OS, increasing profits and decreasing market share, and leaving a billion with no access to smartphones at all.
- beerlord 8y agoAndroid is free to license. Google makes money from the Android users who then use Search, Gmail, Maps etc. since they are bundled with the phone.
- redial 8y agoOr, by doing something that is not illegal in the EU: not forcing manufacturers to bundle Google Search if they want to include the Play Store.