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Well, the word "mono" generally means, "one". Apple/Google are a duopoly, and at least in the US, being a duopoly is legally fine so long as you don't collude

Well, the word "mono" generally means, "one". Apple/Google are a duopoly, and at least in the US, being a duopoly is legally fine so long as you don't collude on pricing.

downWidOutaFite 3y ago
Maybe we should change that law.
RandomLensman 3y ago
Depends how you view them. If you consider them to be each rather separate ecosystems with limited exchange between them, they could perhaps be two monopolies?
- kemayo 3y ago
  I'm unconvinced by the argument that "iPhone apps" and "Android apps" are the relevant categories, rather than just "smartphone apps". It seems like it leads to a slippery slope where every company that's not selling in a completely-generic category holds a monopoly over its own products. Ford holding a monopoly over F-150 pickup trucks, etc.
  - etchalon 3y ago
    The argument Apple has a monopoly on "iPhone apps" was already considered in Epic v. Apple and the judge rejected it.
    - smoldesu 3y ago
      That should set a precedent for Apple in the US, but it has no bearing on Europe's verdict.
meiraleal 3y ago
Apple has a total monopoly of iphone's apps. The devices and the marketplace inside the devices are two different markets