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Android is another phone platform with a larger market share. This is hardly a monopoly. Don’t buy an ios device if you want apps from vendors who don’t play b
by godzillabrennus 6y ago
Android is another phone platform with a larger market share. This is hardly a monopoly.
Don’t buy an ios device if you want apps from vendors who don’t play by apples rules.
I hate the 30% fee as a developer and a user.
I was an ios jail breaker before the App Store launched. I used jailbreaking after the App Store launched to have a control panel and fast app switching. All that got baked into ios but I wish new innovations could make their way to the platform with an unofficial store.
I think that would ultimately be better for consumers.
That’s long term better for Apple.
- grumple 6y agoMonopoly != anti-trust violator
- cnst 6y agoYou can install any other store on Android; you can enable installation from any source on Android; you don't even need to jailbreak to get this option on Android. Not possible on iOS.
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- heavyset_go 6y ago> Courts do not require a literal monopoly before applying rules for single firm conduct; that term is used as shorthand for a firm with significant and durable market power — that is, the long term ability to raise price or exclude competitors. That is how that term is used here: a "monopolist" is a firm with significant and durable market power. Courts look at the firm's market share, but typically do not find monopoly power if the firm (or a group of firms acting in concert) has less than 50 percent of the sales of a particular product or service within a certain geographic area. [1] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/single-firm-conduct/monopolization-defined https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...