EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint

Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by jVinc on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:06AM (#26992890)

> Just think about it: one company is in practice entitled to 30% of what any other business makes (in any industry)!!

This seems to be the case for all markets. I don't really see myself winning a case against wallmart if I complain they want a markup on sales of my product and that they are misusing their "monopoly" on "wallmart shelf space" by not allowing me decide to put my products in their store without their say, or without letting them earn money on the transactions that happen through their store.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by gcthomas on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:37AM (#26993280)

Walmart is competing openly with the store down the street. If I have a iPhone I can't use another store — it is a lock-in.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by jVinc on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @04:59PM (#27055750)

Walmart isn't competing openly though. They have a 100% monopoly on wallmart shelf space. Target is a different platform down the street sure, but that's like Apple vs. Samsung. You can't get the Apple app store on a Samsung, and you can't get the android appstore on an iPhone. But Target can't put products on wallmarts shelves and wallmart can't put products on targets shelves.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by simondotau on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:42AM (#26994898)

If you walk into Walmart, you’re not going to find a Target. And you’re certainly not going to find a Target paying 0% commission to Walmart.

There you go, another equally ridiculous Walmart analogy.

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