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A comment on Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it. Parent comment

Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by DagAgren on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:49AM (#22054074)
Yes, carriers had app stores, that were not generally open to anyone, and that took a much bigger cut than Apple.
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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by fenomas on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @11:05AM (#22055381)
> that were not generally open to anyone

Apple's store isn't open to anyone.

> and that took a much bigger cut than Apple.

AFAIK Docomo (largest carrier in Japan) took 9%. Are you sure you know what you're talking about here?

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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by DagAgren on Thursday January 16, 2020 @04:25AM (#22062916)
I don't see a reasonable definition by which the Apple app store is not open to anyone to publish in.
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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by fenomas on Thursday January 16, 2020 @08:16AM (#22064174)
It's open to anyone Apple certifies, and not to anyone else. How is that different from Docomo's model 5-6 years earlier?
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