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Re:iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, brows... by kmlx on Saturday January 27, 2024 @08:33PM (#39161676)
what monopoly does apple have?

not for smartphones: https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/global-smartph...

not for macs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_share_of_personal_compu...

not for operating systems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_syste...

not for web browsers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_web_browsers

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Re:iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, brows... by EMIRELADERO on Sunday January 28, 2024 @02:30AM (#39163310)
It has monopoly power over iOS-compatible apps.
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Re:iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, brows... by fvvybfbfbyg on Sunday January 28, 2024 @08:53AM (#39165734)
Global market share hardly matters though. UN isn’t regulated monopolies national agencies/EU are. Not that it should matter it’s still an oligopoly which is not that different
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Re:iPad users will miss out on third-party app stores, brows... by kmlx on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @09:37AM (#39204296)
this is a super slippery slope. this would mean most manufacturers are actually monopolies because they have control over their own products. i don’t see how this makes any sense.
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