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Re:Judge dismisses FTC and state antitrust complaints agains... by ChrisLomont on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @05:59PM (#27682306)
> Apple has something in that range in mobile phones in the US

Apple has around 49-51% of market share, with the rest being Android. This is no where near monopoly power.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/266572/market-share-held...

>I dunno, maybe they have a high market share in smartwatches too.

Nope, around 35% globally, similar US.

https://www.counterpointresearch.com/global-smartwatch-shipm...

Neither of these is large enough to likely bring a monopoly argument. I've looked over the years at cases and what is generally needed, and none have ever went anywhere with such small numbers.

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