Google: “Any harm Epic has suffered is not irreparable and is of its own making”

Re:Google: “Any harm Epic has suffered is not irreparable an... by simonh on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:08AM (#24670676)

I think that smacks too much of penalising companies not for their behaviour, but simply for being successful. If It’s ok for them to charge standard market rates for providing a service to a company, if they compete with that company suddenly they have to charge less? That just seems anti-competitive. I just don’t see why it’s ok to charge Spotify 30% before Apple Music exists, but not ok to charge the same rate for the same services after.

I realise a lot of people argue Apple shouldn’t be able to charge anything, or should provide features for side loading and APIs and services to third party stores for free, but that’s not what your suggesting. I’m just critiquing your suggestion.

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Re:Google: “Any harm Epic has suffered is not irreparable an... by xbmcuser on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:28AM (#24670773)

This is the same that american train robber barons were doing before they were regulated they were stifling the competition in favor of their own products. They say history repeats itself and that is what we are seeing today previously we had train robber barons today we have internet tech robber barons.

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Re:Google: “Any harm Epic has suffered is not irreparable an... by PunchTornado on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:16AM (#24670709)

it's like airbus and boeing being allowed to be an airline company. they're not allowed for good reasons. competition would suffer. imagine being an airline and compete with the guys where you have to buy your planes from.

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