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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:41AM (#23539652)
On the other hand Apple doesn't have the marketshare of Google.
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Re:EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store an... by wayneftw on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @10:51AM (#23539784)
In the US, the iPhone has very close to a 50% market share. A majority market share is not strictly required to be considered a monopoly. Power over an entire market is the quality that is under consideration.

Can you have a successful app business in the US without being in Apple’s app store? I doubt it.

The rules are different in the EU and so is Apple’s market share over there, but since I live in the US I’m hoping that the Apple monopoly will be broken up over here as well.

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