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Apple wants to claim the App Store is just a store, that it being closed and no option to install another store does not equal monopolistic tactics. That can on
by moron4hire 7y ago
Apple wants to claim the App Store is just a store, that it being closed and no option to install another store does not equal monopolistic tactics. That can only fly if they also don't abuse their privileged position to undercut app competitors.
It's no different than Standard Oil giving itself preferential shipment prices on the rails. This is text-book anti-competitive behavior.
So yes, in a regulated environment where monopolistic tactics are supposed to be verboten, we are supposed to have a right to at least be on equal standing with Apple's own apps.
- supernova87a 7y agoNot all anti-competitive behavior is illegal, or wrong. What I'm interested in is when does a company's territory become a public right to insist that others have access? Starbucks coffee shops give preferential treatment to Starbucks products, and not to others. Can you claim a similar right to have access to sell your goods through their stores?
- moron4hire 7y agoStarbucks doesn't have a monopoly on coffee shops, neither do they have an easy way out preventing their customers from going to other coffee shops. Apple iOS users need to spend hundreds of dollars for a new Android device and new apps to get out of their situation. You're also moving the goal post. This particular issue isn't about access to the store at all, it's about Apple giving itself preferential treatment.