flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up11.6Kfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.6Kexternal-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square257fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squarePetter1@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoYea, but how is that a monopoly? There is even a fullon android AppStore from Amazon
minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 year agoA monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoThe real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
minus-squareblind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoApple’s app store may be a problem, but saying “someone else is also doing something bad” doesn’t mean what Google is doing isn’t bad & illegal.
minus-squareTheUncannyObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-25 months agodeleted by creator
minus-squarepoopkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoThey do backroom deals to bring apps and games to iOS by offering reduced commissions on app purchases and subscriptions. They just haven’t been caught yet.
minus-squareTheUncannyObserver@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 months agodeleted by creator
Yea, but how is that a monopoly? There is even a fullon android AppStore from Amazon
A monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.
The real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
Apple’s app store may be a problem, but saying “someone else is also doing something bad” doesn’t mean what Google is doing isn’t bad & illegal.
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They do backroom deals to bring apps and games to iOS by offering reduced commissions on app purchases and subscriptions. They just haven’t been caught yet.
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