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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by oarsinsync on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @01:18AM (#38610192)
> I don't think you really have a "right" or entitlement to just access everyone. You're not entitled to use someone else's business, even if it's a good one.

And yet you can literally pick up a phone, dial some numbers, and reach everyone else who has a phone number.

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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app... by vineyardmike on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @11:38AM (#38614525)
> And yet you can literally pick up a phone, dial some numbers, and reach everyone else who has a phone number.

And yet you can literally pick up a [product engineered to a phone company’s specifications], dial some numbers [assigned by a phone company] and reach everyone else who [also agreed to the phone company’s TOS] [as long as you and them have paid a large monthly fee].

This isn’t freedom. Companies still decide how you can use their services.

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