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It's not a punishment of "success", it's a restriction on monopolistic control of everyday devices which at this point are a basic utility. Game consoles are n
by notnullorvoid 3y ago
It's not a punishment of "success", it's a restriction on monopolistic control of everyday devices which at this point are a basic utility.
Game consoles are not ubiquitous devices, and certainly aren't a basic utility of modern day living.
- CharlesW 3y agoIf you had to classify the iPhone as either a console or a general-purpose computer, I think the answer is obvious. (For good reason: A relatively safe app store is a feature, not a bug, for average users.) Apple doesn't have monopolistic control over anything. The smartphone marketplace is full of competition, so consumers have lots of choices in every segment.
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- yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago> If you had to classify the iPhone as either a console or a general-purpose computer, I think the answer is obvious. Sure, it's obviously a computer. > Apple doesn't have monopolistic control over anything. The smartphone marketplace is full of competition, so consumers have lots of choices in every segment. How do you figure? If you want a phone, you're getting Android or iOS. In practice it is at best a duopoly.
- notnullorvoid 3y agoYup it's a duopoly when it comes to marketplaces, and there's a strong argument to be made that Apple is a monopoly on the phone market as a whole. In many countries iPhones account for 50% or more of the phone market. Where as no company making Android devices controls 50% of the phone market, at least not in the west.