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Which is fine, right up until you: have a product with a monopoly market share AND use that product as a weapon against competitors in other markets That co
by GeekyBear 6mo ago
Which is fine, right up until you:
have a product with a monopoly market share
AND
use that product as a weapon against competitors in other markets
That conduct is clearly illegal.
- raw_anon_1111 6mo agoThe entire idea of capitalism is to use your advantages over competitors. But exactly how does Apple have a monopoly in computers with less than 10-15% market share?
- GeekyBear 6mo agoThe entire point of antitrust law is to place limits on what capitalists are allowed to do. Apple doesn't have what American law sees as a monopoly market share in any market. Be aware that other jurisdictions, like the EU, start placing restrictions on the behavior of companies with lower market share than American antitrust law requires.
- raw_anon_1111 6mo agoInstead of passing laws, maybe the EU could foster an economic environment where Europeans wouldn’t have to depend on American tech companies and actually has tech products that people wanted to buy…