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Re:European Commission fines Google €4.34B in Android antitr... by redial on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @02:23PM (#17560838)
> It had a monopoly on Intel based computers.

No, it had a monopoly on IBM-Compatible computers, which is a category that includes multiple OEMs that sell compatible machines.

Apple doesn't have a monopoly on any market category where more than 1 player (Apple) is involved.

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Re:European Commission fines Google €4.34B in Android antitr... by greggman on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @02:42PM (#17560995)
no it didn't. see the actual ruling

quote: "The District Court determined that Microsoft had maintained a monopoly in the market for Intel compatible PC operating system"

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/253...

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Re:European Commission fines Google €4.34B in Android antitr... by redial on Wednesday July 18, 2018 @04:16PM (#17561736)
Ok, Intel-compatible.

Apple has no monopoly on any hardware market where they are not the only one. They cannot dictate terms to any other OEM manufacturing A10-compatible computers.

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Re:European Commission fines Google €4.34B in Android antitr... by greggman on Friday July 20, 2018 @10:49PM (#17580460)
Sure but MS also got in trouble for disallowing browser competition. Apple does this as well via their monopoly.
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