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>the problem is all the other companies play "Follow the Apple" Then blame the companies you buy from. You are not an Apple customer so they don't owe you anyt

• heavyset_go 4y ago
  You don't have to be an Apple customer to be affected by Apple's anticompetitive business practices. Apple's actions affect the whole market and all consumers in that market, that's the point behind antitrust law and litigation.
  • pb7 4y ago
    How do their actions affect you as an Android user?
    • heavyset_go 4y ago
      Easily, Apple and Google collude to maintain dominance in the mobile OS markets and leverage that duopoly to dominate other markets like mobile app distribution and mobile app payments. Google's app payments policy is now nearly identical to Apple's, you must use their payment platform to distribute apps on their app store. Just like Apple's policy to prevent competition in the mobile app payments market prevents app developers from even mentioning alternative payment methods in apps or app store listings, Google quickly followed suit and implemented the exact same anticompetitive policy.
      • pb7 4y ago
        >Apple and Google collude Citation needed.
        • heavyset_go 4y ago
          Yes, it's just a coincidence that Apple and Google's anticompetitive policies in the mobile OS and app distribution markets have converged such that they are both practically identical and also allow them to leverage their dominance in those markets to dominate other markets like mobile app payments, as well.
          • pb7 4y ago
            Right, just like every car manufacturer in the world colluded since they all converged on 4 wheels and are practically identical.
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