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The relevant market is iOS app distribution, not smartphones.
by asadotzler 3y ago
The relevant market is iOS app distribution, not smartphones.
- nodamage 3y agoNo, US antitrust law does not allow a single company's product to be considered a relevant market unless very specific criteria are met. Epic attempted to make this very argument in court and failed. "iOS app distribution" is not a valid relevant market for antitrust purposes.
- asadotzler 3y agoYou haven't been following Google's case closely enough.
- nodamage 3y agoThe details of the two cases are very different and here, details matter. The courts have already rejected "iOS app distribution" as a valid antitrust market. Edit: In case you're wondering why "Android app distribution" can be considered a relevant market whereas "iOS app distribution" was rejected even though they both sound like the same thing, the key difference is "iOS app distribution" is a single-brand aftermarket, and single-brand aftermarkets have stricter requirements in order to be accepted by the courts.
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- jeremyjh 3y agoThere isn't a public market for iOS app distribution, and I don't see how you can force a business to create a public market inside its own products, or call it a monopoly when it doesn't. Does Disneyworld have a monopoly on food carts within its park?