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No, if Apple opened it's OS to OEMs, it would be hit. Apple isn't getting fined for it's app store which is essentially the same structure as Google's OEM har
by hopler 8y ago
No, if Apple opened it's OS to OEMs, it would be hit.
Apple isn't getting fined for it's app store which is essentially the same structure as Google's OEM
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- adventured 8y ago> Apple isn't getting fined for it's app store They're working on that, give it some time. The complaint from Spotify gets the ball rolling. The EU will do the rest. Two or three years from now they'll have a $4 billion fine for Apple. "Spotify announced this morning that it’s filed an antitrust complaint against Apple with the European Union, alleging that the iPhone maker is harming consumer choice and stifling innovation via the rules it enforces on the App Store." https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/13/18263453/spotify-apple-app-store-antitrust-complaint-ec-30-percent-cut-unfair https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/13/18263453/spotify-apple-ap...
- boudin 8y agoIt's based on marketshare. iOS doesn't have enough marketshare on the smartphone market to be bothered by those laws. If apple was controlling the whole smartphone market, it could fall under those laws, even if its operating system wasn't open to other manufacturer.