Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by zaphar on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @04:06PM
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I would say that Android is a viable substitute for Apple and vice versa when it comes to phones though. So I think there actually is a viable substitute. Customers can absolutely choose the one they want. But again if you redefine the market to Apps you can install on IOS then certainly that's a monopoly. I just question if that's a reasonable way to define the market.
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Re:Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app...
by AnthonyMouse on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:22PM
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> I would say that Android is a viable substitute for Apple and vice versa when it comes to phones though. So I think there actually is a viable substitute.
We're talking about the market for app stores, not the market for phones.
> But again if you redefine the market to Apps you can install on IOS then certainly that's a monopoly. I just question if that's a reasonable way to define the market.
But why? You haven't provided any reasoning.
Apple's store and Google Play aren't in the same market because they aren't substitutes -- you can only use one or the other depending on which type of device you want to install the app on. That isn't a law of nature -- Apple could offer Android apps in their store and stop preventing Google Play from distributing iOS apps. But they don't, and because of that they're not in the same market.