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• lenerdenator 2y ago
  That's big, but in the minds of most, that's not a monopoly. Duopoly with Google, sure, but convincing a court of a monopoly when a lot of people in that court have living memory of Windows being 80%+ of the total OS installs in the country is going to be a tall ask, especially considering that didn't even stick, long-term, as a rationale to keep MS under the original terms of its punishment.
  • adam_arthur 2y ago
    Windows (Microsoft) never tried to charge 30% on top of all commerce occuring on the platform. What would your opinion be if they did?
• matwood 2y ago
  IMO, it's the interop that that will potentially get Apple. The stuff about the store and fees will likely end up nowhere in the US.