Re:Apple-Epic judge asks why offering iOS users a choice is bad
by simondotau on Monday May 17, 2021 @12:31AM
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In terms of market share, Apple certainly doesn't have a monopoly over smartphones. While they do occasionally have a great quarter, I don't think they've ever cracked 50% share in any major market in any calendar year. Ever.
I find it interesting that Apple is being accused of such anti-consumer behaviours while simultaneously demonstrating the success of their overall product strategy in the truly free and open marketplace of smartphone sales. There are dozens of very strong competitors, most with a much wider spectrum of options and price points than Apple offers.
Re:Apple-Epic judge asks why offering iOS users a choice is bad
by ksec on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:10AM
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>While they do occasionally have a great quarter, I don't think they've ever cracked 50% share in any major market in any calendar year. Ever.
There is a different between Sales Unit Market Share, and actual usage market share.
As long as Apple user dont migrate to Android, and the total smartphone user in US being the constant ( most adult already got a smartphone ). Even if Apple sold zero smartphone in a whole year. They will still have the same market shares.
Re:Apple-Epic judge asks why offering iOS users a choice is bad
by simondotau on Monday May 17, 2021 @01:17AM
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This is not unique to Apple, it would be true for any smartphone manufacturer that chooses to sell devices with a long useful life. If some Android OEMs are making products with a shorter useful life, that's their choice.
If Apple had 99% market share ( it is currently edging close to 70% in US, 75% of U.S. App Store revenues, and over 80% of time spent on the mobile internet ), and you have a choice of of using Android, would that 1% even count as a choice? In that case monopoly would not exist in any market.
It is about Market power ( and imbalance )
"That wouldn’t eliminate the market power Apple has here, but it would certainly diminish it ... it would not be much of a solution at all."
I thought this sentence sums it up pretty well. Apple has far too much power and we have plenty of evidence of email shown in court they are abusing it.