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They are betting on the fact that arent a majority in any space. Its the best situation for them, then dont have majority market share but make the most revenue
by bilal4hmed 6y ago
They are betting on the fact that arent a majority in any space. Its the best situation for them, then dont have majority market share but make the most revenue.
They see Google being split up and therefore being the only game in town.
- wmf 6y agoI didn't notice when this happened, but apparently iPhone now has over 50% of the US phone market.
- bilal4hmed 6y agointeresting neither did I. Globally its still 25% however.
- nrmitchi 6y agoBut for the purposes of US antitrust and anti-competetive concerns, why does "global" matter?
- anticensor 6y agoHumans are humans, anti-competitive behaviour spreads quickly from country to country. If you get too late preparing for the legal action, the anti-competitive behaviour may well spread without competition enforcement noticing.
- 9HZZRfNlpR 6y agoIPhone is expensive, who can spend 1000 euro on a damn phone? Not many even here in Europe. Americans have tons of disposable money, see wealthier and in general like ti consume.
- edgyquant 6y agoLol most people don't have the latest iPhone you can get an older one for a couple hundred at walmart (same a mid level android)
- wmf 6y agoPostpaid service is around $1000 per year, so why not get a $1000 phone to go with it?
- kuschku 6y agoI’m using a 5GB/month, unlimited calls (EU), unlimited SMS (EU) plan for 8€/month, so 96€/year. Even buying e.g. a Pixel several years after release at 270€, the phone is definitely the most expensive part.
- redwall_hp 6y agoMy iPhone (SE) cost $400. The iPhone 11 is $699. Competitive hardware on the Android side is trending more expensive from brands like Samsung.
- brendawalsh 6y agoMaybe when the new SE came out?
- rubber_duck 6y agoIt bugs me how this is an argument in "app store is not a monopoly". App stores (both Google and Apple) have a huge profit margin which is based on abusing it's position and they are milking the fact that creating competition would cost billions of dollars - this is exactly the situation where a pure market situation ends up being sub-optimal and hurting the consumers. Consider what would happen if Mastercard and Visa proclaimed that you can no longer accept cash if you want to accept their services ! And then someone would say "but Mastercard is not a monopoly neither is Visa". At one point they even managed to make it illegal to transfer the transaction fees to user visibly as surcharge - but you are still allowed to have a "cash only discount" - Apple and Google are effectively killing this option by preventing third party payment systems and people are saying "they aren't a monopoly". Fixing this should be pretty straightforward and should apply to all digital app stores : a) force equal access to these stores (anyone who can legally apply must be able to, irregardless of their relation with store owner, eg. Epic vs Apple, there should be some provisions about what kind of content is not acceptable - but this should be defined on platform basis and enforced consistently, otherwise it should grant you basis for damages suit) b) force app stores to accept all payment forms in-app (that comply to payment processing standards) - people here claim that app store payment provides them with security, convenience, etc. and I agree - but if I was given the option at a 25% markup (other payment providers aren't free either) I go for other option every time. At 10% over standard payment provider it's a different story - and that's still an insanely profitable spot for them. Point is - consumers decide what benefits them. c) force app store reviews to follow specific guidelines: time limit on feedback, require explicit feedback of rule violations when you get denied access - to allow appeals through courts if the review process gets abused