Well, I’ll be damned. They finally won one it sounds like.

  • Cethin
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    4111 months ago

    No the point. Most users won’t install anything not on the app store.

    • @Petter1@lemm.ee
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      1211 months ago

      Yea, but how is that a monopoly? There is even a fullon android AppStore from Amazon

      • @shrugal@lemm.ee
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        1511 months ago

        A monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.

        • Flying Squid
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          1511 months ago

          The real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.

          • The Uncanny Observer
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            411 months ago

            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.

            • @poopkins@lemmy.world
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              211 months ago

              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.

              • The Uncanny Observer
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                311 months ago

                They know about those deals, but that isn’t usually illegal. Keep in mind Epic themselves do that for their timed exclusives.

          • @blind3rdeye@lemm.ee
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            311 months ago

            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.

      • Johanno
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        3011 months ago

        “a lot” means less than 0.01% of android users.

        • @aidan@lemmy.world
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          111 months ago

          I don’t like the notion that something having majority market share makes it a monopoly. The definition of monopoly, at least, as understood by me implies control of supply, not just having a higher demand.