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Significant market share is enough for antitrust to be a concern. You don't need a monopoly, and indeed most companies engaging in anti-competitive behavior don

Significant market share is enough for antitrust to be a concern. You don't need a monopoly, and indeed most companies engaging in anti-competitive behavior don't.

tptacek 14y ago
An example of an antitrust case for someone with market share similar to Apple's in phones would be helpful. To head you off at one unproductive pass: it is unlawful to collude with other companies to fix prices even if you have a minority market share.
- caf 14y ago
  Note though that it is an open question whether the relevant market is "phones" or "smartphones".
  - tptacek 14y ago
    That's true, but obviously Apple doesn't have a monopoly in either market (obviously, they are dwarfed by the total phone market).
taligent 14y ago
Apple doesn't have anything close to a significant market share. There is LOTS of competition in the market place.
- khuey 14y ago
  Apple has significant market share. They just don't have anything close to a monopoly.