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Okay, what's a shorter stretch of imagination, that Google and Apple are a duopoly, or that Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer etc
by input_sh 2y ago
Okay, what's a shorter stretch of imagination, that Google and Apple are a duopoly, or that Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer etc etc, all of which share pretty much the same music library, are a monopoly by any definition?
- stouset 2y agoSorry, you mean Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Google? Spotify has north of 50% market share in Europe. Apple doesn’t even come close.
- troupo 2y agoThere's a difference between "distribute music controlled largely by the 4 big labels" and "be a part of a duopoly that controls the distribution of literally everything pertaining to modern life"
- threeseed 2y agoYou are saying duopoly when it isn't one i.e. Apple has 30% share. https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/europe https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/europe
- troupo 2y agoDo you know what duopoly means?
- stouset 2y agoPray tell, who is the other singular entity selling cell phones in Europe?
- troupo 2y agoI think you're capable of finding the other singular entity that controls a smartphone platform
- stouset 2y agoWhat, in any of these regulations, is expected to encourage a greater number of platforms? If anything the net result of this regulation will be to make Apple products less competitive. The expected outcome of this regulation is an increase Android’s relative market share from 70% to something higher.
- toyg 2y ago> is expected to encourage a greater number of platforms? That's not the point. The point is to ensure access to any platform once they get big enough to dictate market conditions.