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

Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by frereubu on Friday April 30, 2021 @09:54AM (#26993495)

I don't think that can be right. On the surface you're suggesting that if a company worked in a particular area before another company then the first company is entitled to use anti-competitive practices, which clearly isn't true.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by whomst on Friday April 30, 2021 @11:10AM (#26994435)

I think the main point the (grand?) parent is saying is that "Apple is in the phone business" isn't a reasonable description of Apple. I agree that Apple hosting itself on its own platform is an abuse of market position (especially for something as peripheral as music), but to claim that music/audio isn't a/hasn't been core part of Apple's business model is ridiculous.

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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by frereubu on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:24PM (#26995537)

Ah, gotcha. Yes, that does make more sense, thanks. But I still don't think it really addresses the second point, which is the crux of the argument as far as I can see.

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