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Re:When a customer refunds your paid app, Apple refunds its ... by ryanlol on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @12:22PM (#23988516)
> Apple and Google may be competitors, strictly speaking, but the reality is they've pretty well carved up the market between premium buyers mostly concerned with fit+finish, prestige, and compatibility with other Apple devices, and the operating system and network infrastructure for, well, everything else.

Somehow there are heaps of expensive android phones that sell just fine. The flagship Samsung phones cost more than any iPhone.

> It's absolutely a duopoly, and so minimally competitive

Well no, there are tons of smartphone manufacturers with viable products.

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Re:When a customer refunds your paid app, Apple refunds its ... by solarkraft on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @03:25PM (#23990624)
> Well no, there are tons of smartphone manufacturers with viable products

There are 2 viable software platforms.

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