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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by simonh on Friday July 31, 2020 @04:49PM (#24013844)
You can choose, go and choose one of the other 70% of the phones on the market.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by bsaul on Friday July 31, 2020 @04:56PM (#24013983)
ios has reached a critical mass that makes it impossible to avoid for a huge number of apps if they want to be profitable, especially in rich countries.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by searchableguy on Friday July 31, 2020 @04:54PM (#24013929)
This. Go choose a better job if you are poor. There are many.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by simonh on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:35PM (#24014473)
That’s very unfair. I believe in capitalism, yes, because I believe in individual freedom and personal property rights. That really all capitalism is. But I also believe in a caring society, as citizens were all in this together. Citizenship comes with obligations as well as rights and we should look after our own.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by kennydude on Friday July 31, 2020 @05:04PM (#24014069)
Sure, when Apple will just sue any competitor for "infringing" on it's millions of stupid software patents
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by scarface74 on Friday July 31, 2020 @06:59PM (#24015261)
When has Apple initiated a patent lawsuit since Cook became CEO?
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by Apocryphon on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:02PM (#24015872)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4285862
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by scarface74 on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:11PM (#24015941)
Words Mean Things. That lawsuit didn’t initiate under Cook.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by Apocryphon on Friday July 31, 2020 @08:17PM (#24015985)
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/06/12/apple-seeking-to-...

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/california-judge-may-dis...

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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by scarface74 on Friday July 31, 2020 @09:29PM (#24016462)
Those are lawsuits to invalidate patents not to sue other people for using their patents.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by Apocryphon on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:14PM (#24016754)
You asked for patent lawsuits initiated under Cook's CEO tenure. Words Mean Things.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by simonh on Saturday August 01, 2020 @01:58AM (#24018032)
The thread was explicitly about apple suing other companies over using their patents. You know that’s the context.
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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by skuthus on Friday July 31, 2020 @04:50PM (#24013866)
I can and I do - but that doesnt mean I dont think that the option should exist on iOS
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