@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-up11.58Karrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foo
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minus-square@shrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish15•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 SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish15•1 year agoThe real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
minus-squareThe Uncanny ObserverlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoApple apparently doesn’t do backroom deals to stop other people from making app stores. That’s the difference between the two verdicts. Of course, that’s because Apple just doesn’t allow other app stores at all, but apparently that’s not against the rules.
minus-square@poopkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•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-squareThe Uncanny ObserverlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoThey know about those deals, but that isn’t usually illegal. Keep in mind Epic themselves do that for their timed exclusives.
minus-square@blind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•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.
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 apparently doesn’t do backroom deals to stop other people from making app stores. That’s the difference between the two verdicts.
Of course, that’s because Apple just doesn’t allow other app stores at all, but apparently that’s not against the rules.
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.
They know about those deals, but that isn’t usually illegal. Keep in mind Epic themselves do that for their timed exclusives.
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.