Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve...
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Sunday May 23, 2021 @01:08PM
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>how is this different from PS/Xbox/etc?
They aren't that different but I'm not sure this has been challenged yet. So perhaps that's the difference- nobody has yet challenged Microsoft's monopoly on the Xbox or Sony's monopoly on the Playstation.
I would love these platforms to be opened up as well. The fact consoles are closed walled gardens too doesn't excuse Apple's App Store monopoly.
Edit: From what I can gather there isn't anywhere near a billion total consoles in use worldwide however there is over a billion active iPhones in use right now:
> Apple says there are now over 1 billion active iPhones, with 1.65 billion Apple devices in use overall.
They aren't that different but I'm not sure this has been challenged yet. So perhaps that's the difference- nobody has yet challenged Microsoft's monopoly on the Xbox or Sony's monopoly on the Playstation.
I would love these platforms to be opened up as well. The fact consoles are closed walled gardens too doesn't excuse Apple's App Store monopoly.
Edit: From what I can gather there isn't anywhere near a billion total consoles in use worldwide however there is over a billion active iPhones in use right now:
> Apple says there are now over 1 billion active iPhones, with 1.65 billion Apple devices in use overall.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/27/22253162/iphone-users-tot...