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No but Android is the only competition Apple has and is already losing ground. If you knock Google out of that market you're just going to cement Apple's domin
by cageface 2y ago
No but Android is the only competition Apple has and is already losing ground.
If you knock Google out of that market you're just going to cement Apple's dominance, in the US where DOJ has jurisdiction, of the most important computing platform for a generation. And mobile is too hard for any newcomers to enter now.
- jamil7 2y agoMaybe, but I don't think the DOJ makes decisions this way. They'll evaluate and deal with Apple separately which I think makes sense. They can't really make the decision that yes Google is a monopoly but they'll allow it to stave off another monopoly, this is private-sector thinking. Android spun-out as an independent company might actually be a good thing for the platform allowing it operate and compete on its merits.
- cageface 2y agoEven with all of Google's backing Android is already falling behind in the US. How exactly is Android without Google behind it supposed to do better?
- jamil7 2y agoIt's still dominant worldwide and gaining marketshare, maybe it could do better by embracing what makes it the more open, flexible, mobile platform and decoupling itself from Google Services.
- cageface 2y agoWho are these consumers that are today not buying Android phones because it’s too closed and inflexible? What are they buying instead?