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Apple has a monopoly on iOS app distribution the same way Sony has it for PlayStation distribution and Microsoft for Xbox: nothing gets on the platform without

Apple has a monopoly on iOS app distribution the same way Sony has it for PlayStation distribution and Microsoft for Xbox: nothing gets on the platform without their permission. It is their platform.

guipsp 8y ago
It is quite different in terms of market share (which matters for anti trust issues).
- sjwright 8y ago
  Sony owns approximately 50% of the console market. How much of the smartphone market does Apple control?
  - guipsp 8y ago
    If you're a journalist, NGO worker, or government official, there is no alternative to apple.
    - IshKebab 8y ago
      What? Why?
      - guipsp 8y ago
        Security/exploit resistence.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  Marketshare matters less than whether consumers empirically switch to competitors in response to price shifts.