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Re:Google's $19B Black Box Is Worrying Investors by thephyber on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @07:37PM (#15446159)
I mostly agree with you except

> Their App Store is a monopoly

That word gets thrown around too liberally. Does anyone expect the Apple App Store to be able to serve apps to the Android, Windows, or Linux ecosystems? Arguing that "Apple's App Store is a monopoly" is like arguing that "JCPenny is a monopoly of all goods sold at JCPenny stores". If you want to sell goods in a store, you must abide by the stipulations of a contract with that company.

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Re:Google's $19B Black Box Is Worrying Investors by peteretep on Tuesday October 10, 2017 @09:32PM (#15446677)
You have it backwards. Their App Store has a monopoly on distribution of apps for iPhones. I can't publish my app somewhere else, which means I have to get Apple's permission for anything I want to publish (to non jail-broken phones).
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