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Re:Apple acquires Dark Sky by foota on Tuesday March 31, 2020 @09:05PM (#22744619)
This could in a sense be viewed as a form of bundling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_(antitrust_law)) where the services being bundled are the OS and the weather app.
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Re:Apple acquires Dark Sky by quanticle on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @03:29AM (#22746524)
The problem is that bundling is only considered problematic if your product is in a monopoly position. Bundling Internet Explorer was problematic for Windows because Windows was considered to have a monopoly in the OS market.
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Re:Apple acquires Dark Sky by M2Ys4U on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @06:03AM (#22747181)
That depends on the interpretation, which differs by jurisdiction.

The EU, for example, aims its anti-competitive regulation towards firms who have a "dominant market position" rather than a "monopoly".

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