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>I’m sorry but it an astonishingly stupid take. To you. >Apple and android DO have a duopoly, and it is bad for every phone owner. Google owns over 85% of th

by cwhiz 6y ago

>I’m sorry but it an astonishingly stupid take. To you. >Apple and android DO have a duopoly, and it is bad for every phone owner. Google owns over 85% of the worldwide smartphone market. I agree that we need more competition. This competition should come from breaking Google/Android into 4 pieces, and then we'll have 5 companies with 15-25% market.

kaba0 6y ago
That would be great, but it will not happen. There is an optimal number for phone platforms that can exist at the same time and for which companies will develop apps for. And that number seems to be 2. I really hope linux phones can provide an alternative but their only chance for even a most minimal success is perfect interop with existing Android applications.
heavyset_go 6y ago
In the US, iOS has 52.4% of the mobile OS marketshare, and Android has 47%[1]. In the US, Apple's App Store makes more than 100% more revenue than Google's Play store does[2]. [1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held-by-smartphone-platforms-in-the-united-states/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held... [2] https://www.businessofapps.com/data/app-revenues/ https://www.businessofapps.com/data/app-revenues/
- leadingthenet 6y ago
  And the reason that’s the case is precisely because of these restrictions. Not in spite of them!
  - Karunamon 6y ago
    Citation badly needed.