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> Why did you leave off my next sentence from the quote? I quoted the specific line I disagreed with? > Can you please link to the definition you are using?
by nodamage 3y ago
> Why did you leave off my next sentence from the quote?
I quoted the specific line I disagreed with?
> Can you please link to the definition you are using?
To be honest this issue is too complicated to be boiled down to a simple definition as the criteria have evolved over time across multiple Supreme Court (and lower court) cases. In this particular case the "iOS app distribution" market is considered an "aftermarket" in antitrust law (the foremarket being smartphones), and single-brand aftermarkets are rarely allowed by the courts.
If you are genuinely curious about the topic this is a good primer:
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/attachments/us-submissions-oecd-2010-present-other-international-competition-fora/aftermarkets.pdf https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/attachments/us-submissions-...
As are these two court cases:
https://casetext.com/case/eastman-kodak-company-v-image-technical-services-inc https://casetext.com/case/eastman-kodak-company-v-image-tech...
https://casetext.com/case/newcal-industries-v-ikon-office-solution https://casetext.com/case/newcal-industries-v-ikon-office-so...
(Which were precedent setting and indeed referenced in the Epic v. Apple case.)