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De facto means something in the eyes of the law. Where did you get it from that it doesn't? > Are we going to say that the government can tell businesses what
by gtirloni 7y ago
De facto means something in the eyes of the law. Where did you get it from that it doesn't?
> Are we going to say that the government can tell businesses what is allowed in its own store?
Yes, we definitely are. If there's a monopoly and the monopolist is blocking people from participating, of course we can get the courts involved. Just google all the antitrust cases about Microsoft, Google and Apple, among others.
Re: "price", even if there's no monetary exchange, other goods are being exchanged (personal information, ads, etc).
- scarface74 7y agoIs Google “blocking” anyone from using Firefox, or IE? So now are we just going to make commonly understood words like “price” mean completely random things?
- gtirloni 7y agoOh jesus, read more about de facto monopolies and antitrust cases please.
- scarface74 7y agoOh yeah, there have been antitrust cases against companies for not distributing software in their store. Despite HN posters opinions, Apple a monopoly isn’t defined by a company not distributing software they want - whether it be Apple or Google.