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Try to read that back again. You are asking why if Apple is allowed to do this on their product, why is google not allowed to do this on everyone else’s product
by talltimtom 8y ago
Try to read that back again. You are asking why if Apple is allowed to do this on their product, why is google not allowed to do this on everyone else’s product.
If google wants to make a phone that’s locked to an operating system with only their store they can do that, no issue. But that’s not what they are doing. They are distributing their operating system across the market and abusing that to force out any competing stores. That’s not ok.
If Ford decides to sell all their cars with Michelin tires that’s not an issue, however if Michelin decides that every company who uses their tires must also use their new expensive brand of windscreen wipers that’s a problem.
- yayana 8y agoApple's behavior is Tying, which is worse not better and is traditionally dealt with in anti-trust legislation. (You can't buy a license for any Apple OS for use on other hardware. You can buy a Android OS phone from any participating vendor. The vendor can refuse to pay Google and install any store.)
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- Retric 8y agoSome things monopoly’s are prohibited from doing other things everyone is prohibited from doing. Tying is legal for non monopoly’s.
- candiodari 8y ago> If google wants to make a phone that’s locked to an operating system with only their store they can do that, no issue. I don't see Pixel phones being exempted from this judgement, so I don't understand why you're claiming this.