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Walmart isn't a gatekeeper because it doesn't make one of the most popular platforms on the planet. If apple want to give up platform ownership and be a retail
by tomxor 2y ago
Walmart isn't a gatekeeper because it doesn't make one of the most popular platforms on the planet.
If apple want to give up platform ownership and be a retailer, the EU wont have any complaints about them not allowing steering in their app store. Meanwhile Apple's app store would become one of many options rather than the default and only, so steering is moot.
Obviously that's not going to happen, hence they are going to have to hash it out until it's not longer anti competitive or be broken up forcefully.
- willseth 2y agoMy point was that the idea of anti-steering in retail is old and the idea of "gatekeepers" is new. Apple isn't unique. They are behaving exactly how you would expect if a regulator suddenly tries to stop them from doing something that was previously routine.