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Re:Cydia, the original app store, sues Apple on antitrust gr... by marshray on Thursday December 10, 2020 @07:36PM (#25380818)
Apple doesn't have a monopoly.

You're free not to buy an iPhone. Most people don't.

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Re:Cydia, the original app store, sues Apple on antitrust gr... by heavyset_go on Thursday December 10, 2020 @08:30PM (#25381214)
Apple has the majority of the mobile OS market in the US, and more than 3x the App Store revenue that the Play Store has.

But that doesn't matter when it comes to antitrust laws[1]:

> Courts do not require a literal monopoly before applying rules for single firm conduct; that term is used as shorthand for a firm with significant and durable market power — that is, the long term ability to raise price or exclude competitors. That is how that term is used here: a "monopolist" is a firm with significant and durable market power.

[1] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...

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Re:Cydia, the original app store, sues Apple on antitrust gr... by thothamon on Thursday December 10, 2020 @08:09PM (#25381073)
It does have a monopoly on third-party software running on Apple devices.
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