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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by guelo on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:52PM (#33886855)
Depends how you define the market. They are 100% a monopoly for the iOS apps market.
Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by sokoloff on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:56PM (#33886919)
And Ferrari is a 100% monopoly supplier of Ferrari engines.
Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by kaba0 on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:24PM (#33887256)
The only difference is that you can choose two kinds of evil for something required for everyday life, while you can live without a car or choose from several different ones. Owning the former platform is great power that shouldn’t be unilaterally controlled by a private company.
Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by sokoloff on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:30PM (#33887332)
My parents get by entirely fine without a mobile device (smart or feature). It's convenient, but not required.
Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by gbear605 on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @10:18PM (#33890261)
There was an article here yesterday about how new apartment buildings have only electronic locks that require either an iPhone or an Android to get into the apartment. I’m sure they’re not introducing those at a retirement home any time soon, but it’s increasingly becoming a requirement for daily life.
Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by guelo on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @09:24PM (#33889978)
The Ferrari engine market doesn't quite have the importance of the billions of users, billions of dollars, globe spanning, App Store.