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Apple doesn't have a monopoly. You're free not to buy an iPhone. Most people don't.
by marshray 6y ago
Apple doesn't have a monopoly.
You're free not to buy an iPhone. Most people don't.
- thothamon 6y agoIt does have a monopoly on third-party software running on Apple devices.
- heavyset_go 6y agoApple has the majority of the mobile OS market in the US, and more than 3x the App Store revenue that the Play Store has. But that doesn't matter when it comes to antitrust laws[1]: > 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. [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...