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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by cageface on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:03AM (#23539247)
Cars and phones play very different roles in our lives. Phones have become the way we access the internet and the internet is increasingly at the center of everything so the considerations for regulation are different.
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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by zepto on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:07AM (#23539288)
Sure but Android phones are just as good and do everything iPhones do and more.

Anyone who thinks an open store is important can simply buy an android phone.

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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by microcolonel on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:07AM (#23539285)
The idea that regulations and laws may need to change is separate entirely from whether the App Store is considered anti-competitive under current legislation.

Though I guess in the EU this amounts to “basically anything the court wants”. Much as I don't feel much for these companies, I also feel like these suits are often just shakedowns.

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