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That isn’t how competition law works. From your own link: >the Clayton Act defined as illegal certain business practices that are conducive to the formation o
by cwhiz 6y ago
That isn’t how competition law works.
From your own link:
>the Clayton Act defined as illegal certain business practices that are conducive to the formation of monopolies or that result from them.
Apple doesn’t have a monopoly so the latter does not apply. Are you legitimately suggesting that Apple’s behavior is conducive toward the creation of a monopoly?? I would really like to hear some legal arguments that support this position. Apple’s market is shrinking, not growing. It will be a supremely tough court battle to prove that Apple’s behavior will lead to market consolidation in Apple’s favor.
- lhnz 6y agoSurely buying apps on an iPhone is already a totally consolidated market. It's so tightly controlled that it's literally impossible for there to be any competitor iPhone app stores that consumers could move to. And not only that, but Apple is also stopping the implementation of browser features (WebPush, Service Workers, etc) that would appear to allow browser apps to compete with those downloaded from the App Store [0]. [0] https://twitter.com/HenrikJoreteg/status/1071611165946470400 https://twitter.com/HenrikJoreteg/status/1071611165946470400
- cwhiz 6y agoApple having control of their own platform is only anticompetitive if they already have a monopoly or if having control is likely to achieve a monopoly. Apple owns less than 20% of the worldwide smartphone market, and its shrinking. So, both requirements are missing. If you don’t like Apple, do you have alternative options? Yes. Unequivocally, yes. If there is a monopoly in the smartphone market, it’s Google.
- gamblor956 6y agoThe Clayton Act is just part of US antitrust legislation. It originally targeted monopolies. It has has been amended many times since then to extend beyond monopolistic business activities to encompass all manner of anticompetitive business activities. Due to historical naming conventions, the modified legislation is still referred to by its original name.
- cwhiz 6y agoI understand, but competition law in the US is based on companies who have a monopoly or companies who are likely to achieve a monopoly through their behavior.