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They don't have a monopoly anymore.
by jiofj 3y ago
They don't have a monopoly anymore.
- MattPalmer1086 3y agoAre you sure about that? Last time I checked, Windows was still very much the dominant desktop operating system.
- diffeomorphism 3y agohttps://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/europe 77.5% is definitely a "dominant market position". That is the term that matters, people just like to use the word monopoly instead (note: if lots of people use a word "incorrectly" the meaning of the word changes).
- cyanydeez 3y agoThe way I've understood current enforcement is that what matters is "proof" of detriment to the consumer.
- diffeomorphism 3y agoThat differs between the US and Europe. The legal issue is abuse of dominant market position (just having the position is, of course, legal). The EU cares about any "detriment" for customers, competitors, employees,... . That used to be the case in the US as well, but over the last decades they switched to caring only about a specific niche and generally doing very, very little. End result: Lots of big, successful companies that do shady things and only the EU intervenes and then is the bad guy. Look at any of the threads about fines for Facebook or the like and you will find many replies to the effect of "The EU is just jealous and should not fine successful American companies".
- cyanydeez 3y agoI'm not talking about the laws, but enforcement. America has the same laws, basically, as when Microsoft was found guilty.