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Apple don't have anything like a dominant position in the smartphone market, with about 15% global market share. The European Commission's ruling was strongly i
by jdietrich 8y ago
Apple don't have anything like a dominant position in the smartphone market, with about 15% global market share. The European Commission's ruling was strongly influenced by the fact that Android devices represent the majority of the market and that the Android OS is really the only choice for device manufacturers. Android has become the Windows of mobile, so it's inevitable that Google will face far more scrutiny than Apple. The greatest single issue in the Google antitrust case was that Google were found to be using their dominance in one area (mobile operating systems) to support their dominance in another area (search).
There are serious antitrust concerns about the iTunes Store, with a relevant case due to be heard by the US Supreme Court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Pepper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._v._Pepper
- MaxBarraclough 8y ago> 15% global market share Maybe that's true globally, but it's not true of first world countries. iPhone's market-share is over 40% in the USA, for instance. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/