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This is specifically about the app store. Antitrust is all about defining markets (which lots of people at HN don't get). How the court defines the market will
by DannyBee 7y ago
This is specifically about the app store.
Antitrust is all about defining markets (which lots of people at HN don't get).
How the court defines the market will decide whether you win or lose in almost all cases.
Here, this is a case about the app store. The market was defined as consumers of apple phones who use the app store.
In that market, apple is clearly a monopolist.
In some larger or smaller market, they may not be.
- lalos 7y agoThanks for that pointer, this seems to a good read for more info on defining markets. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2012/08/22/286279.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/atr/legacy/2012/...
- hestefisk 7y agoVery helpful thanks.
- conanbatt 7y agoLke Thiel says, if you have a monopoly you define yourself as "part of the industry software" to dilute the actual monopolistic position