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Nor is Apple the market leader.
by gonzo 13y ago
Nor is Apple the market leader.
- adventured 13y agoApple had almost no market share in e-books when the DOJ pursued them over price fixing. Amazon was dominant to a dramatic degree. Being the market leader is not the prime qualifier. Consumer harm is. I would however argue that Apple is in fact the market leader in the US. Individual companies are what matter, not open source platforms; that is, the DOJ is going to look at the behavior of companies. It's the companies who make the money, and charge consumers, and that's where the DOJ looks. If Apple does something with its 40% share (with Samsung at 24%, and companies like Motorola all the way down at 6%), that is viewed as meaningfully harming consumers, the DOJ will pursue them.