Google's Answer to EU Antitrust Complaints on Android

Re:Google's Answer to EU Antitrust Complaints on Android by 7Z7 on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @11:28AM (#11535128)

If Android is the dominant OS (80%? of smartphones) do iOS apps have a significant impact on what Google's Apps are doing in general?

*Though I guess the fact that the Google apps are not on 100% of Android installs affects that number again.

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Re:Google's Answer to EU Antitrust Complaints on Android by jboydyhacker on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @11:37AM (#11535211)

There are just two players in the market and the business practices of both should be used to determine what is common practice or anticompetitive.

Google started just a few years ago way behind ios. It got the share because of improvements in services - maps, mail, browser, notificaitons, and it’s OS. Apple has had a far more closed system around it’s default apps. While Apple’s apps have gotten shitter, Google’s default apps have gotten better.

I’d argue not the place to hit them. Focus the investigation on search- narrow the scope to that. They’ve got like 5 pending cases and it’s coming off as trying to stop US tech from “encroaching” on established EU businesses.

As a guy whose had to raise money- I get the “Google” question in almost every pitch. So I get there is an issue around search- but fuck their apps are good. I wish Apple would be forced to swap them out like Google Allows.

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