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Re:Gab is suing Google for allegedly violating antitrust laws by Animats on Friday September 15, 2017 @05:45PM (#15261037)
What if OS + Store integration was done at the cell phone manufacturer level? What if they all ended up settling on the same default store?

Yes. See US vs. Microsoft.

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Re:Gab is suing Google for allegedly violating antitrust laws by majormajor on Friday September 15, 2017 @07:01PM (#15261566)
What's the parallel here? There was no app store back then, I'm guessing you're referring to IE, but again, that was Microsoft integrating two Microsoft products together. Similar with Windows on top of DOS.

What if Microsoft had never made a browser, but 90% of manufacturers chose to make Netscape default over Opera, and Opera sued them for it?

Also, why only comment on one of the scenarios?

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