Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotify case

Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by graemep on Monday March 04, 2024 @01:43PM (#39594230)

No, but they control access to nearly 100% of the IOS market (all devices except a tiny number of rooted ones).

That is a sensible definition in some cases because their terms for developers, app store charges etc. apply to that whole market. There is also a lot of lock-in and control: Spotify (much less any smaller business) cannot realistically get people to switch to Android to use their app - and with a duopoly that would not be an effective tactic long term anyway.

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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by r00fus on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:10PM (#39597419)

Does this apply to any software integrations provided by enterprise vendors? Can I use your logic to force Oracle/SAP to list random software on their "integrations" storefront?

I think the answer would be no, and for good reasons.

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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by graemep on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @05:11AM (#39601465)

Do Oracle lock down devices so you cannot install other software on them?

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Re:Apple hit with over 1.8B euro EU antitrust fine in Spotif... by r00fus on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @01:46PM (#39607620)

Via license contracts, very much so (if you assume devices = their software as well as hardware).

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