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Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by mhh__ on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:21PM (#24147222)
Monopoly or not, Apple users (apple love lock in, moving to android is not trivial) are not treated particularly well.
Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by yazaddaruvala on Thursday August 13, 2020 @04:00PM (#24147902)
I've been an Apple user for 15+ years. However, my first 3 smartphones were Android. In 2016 I switched to an iPhone and I prefer the "lock in". I prefer the "walled garden".

In my youth I had the energy and desire to individually assess how much I trusted what I downloaded. Today I do not want to spend the energy/time so I spend financial capital to have Apple assess trust for me.

Does that mean that app developers have a harder time selling me their software? Yes. I empathize, but I don't want to be an early adopter anymore. I'm happy for those developers to first build trust, then have access to me as a customer.

Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by ashtonkem on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:22PM (#24147249)
"I don't like it" and "It's illegal" are not the same thing.
Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by greysphere on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:38PM (#24147522)
Everything that's illegal was first something someone didn't like.
Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by ashtonkem on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:45PM (#24147635)
Sure, but you’ve got to pass a law first.

Unless if you’re alleging that Apple is in breach of an existing law. If so, you should probably provide evidence for such an assertion.

Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by mhh__ on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:37PM (#24147513)
Illegal does not imply monopoly, either.
Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by ashtonkem on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:15PM (#24151614)
22% market share isn’t a monopoly.

If you’re accusing Apple of breaking other laws, please specify which.