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How can two app stores have a _mono_poly?
by ribosometronome 5y ago
How can two app stores have a _mono_poly?
- josephcsible 5y agoCompare the situation to ISPs. There's Comcast, Cox, Charter, etc., but a given location is often only served by one of them, so they don't actually compete with each other. Similarly, nobody has a choice between those two app stores. iOS users can't use the Google Play Store, and Android users can't use the Apple App Store.
- ribosometronome 5y agoBut Android and iOS do compete with each other. And, unlike ISPs, I can switch between the two without moving.
- ranger207 5y agoThey have a monopoly in their markets, which is "on their OS". The exact definition of their markets, in particular if it's "on their OS" or "on phones in general", is one of the major points of contention in the case