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> How is the apple app store not the definition of a monopoly? Is there an competing app store on iphones that Epic could be using? I think it's all about how
by ardy42 6y ago
> How is the apple app store not the definition of a monopoly? Is there an competing app store on iphones that Epic could be using?
I think it's all about how you define the market. Is the market for "apps on the iPhone" or "computer software in general"? Apple has monopoly control of the former but not the latter.
- snapetom 6y agoThis. Antitrust lawsuits almost always focus on what exactly the market is that the players play in. "Monopoly" is a highly technical economic and legal term that is scrutinized on a case-by-case basis. It is not the broad stroke that the public likes to use.