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there is no sanction in the US for monopolies if the market chooses that, you just cant do anticompetitive things in the process or while you have one so simpl
by yieldcrv 3y ago
there is no sanction in the US for monopolies if the market chooses that, you just cant do anticompetitive things in the process or while you have one
so simply being in the exact same position is not enough, the details of exactly how you navigate it are more important
with that in mind, Apple is still vulnerable based on their behavior, but its not a slam dunk by mere nature of being in the same position
for example, revenue splits were always high in app stores, they didnt jack them up higher and in fact have come down periodically as if there was competition, and the market still chose to use them. app stores have always had heavy handed selective moderation approaches, it didnt get worse its gotten better in some regards. makes it very hard to prove antitrust just because the market kept subjecting itself to these
- tomComb 3y agoBut they are not in the exact same position - Apple has a much tighter grip on their App Store than Google, and they don’t even need to: they make money selling the devices.
- StressedDev 3y agoApple’s app store policies product users. One thing Apple has done which is very good is regulate iPhone app decelopers.
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- dgreensp 3y agoI'm sure that's how Google feels! "Unfairly competing in the 'Android app distribution market'?? We are Android!!" This is one of those legal situations I really can't wrap my head around, though. The point is the situations are different enough it would have to be a different legal framework for Apple's situation, and a different day in court. I think a ruling like this is good. We need more checks on Google, Apple, Amazon, etc.