U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly

Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by InsomniacL on Thursday March 21, 2024 @12:39PM (#39780933)

> Is Apple even a monopoly though?

Apple has a monopoly though it's AppStore on over 2 billion devices though which it conducts $90,000,000,000 a year. That's more than a lot of countries GDP combined.

Saying Apple doesn't have a 90%+ share of phone market is irrelevant.

The question though, is if Apple as the Platform (phone) provider, maintains it's monopoly (AppStore) though anti-competitive means.

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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by misnome on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:30PM (#39781720)

This is exactly the same argument Epic made, and lost.

Just like you have an illegal monopoly of 100% of the market of people posting on HN with the username "InsomniacL".

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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by InsomniacL on Thursday March 21, 2024 @02:18PM (#39782337)

1. It's not illegal to have a monopoly, it is illegal to abuse it or gain it though anti-trust means

2. people posting on HN with the username "InsomniacL" is not a 'market' in any sense

> Market: an area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted.

I don't know the details of Epic's case, they may have lost the battle but seems they might not have lost the war...

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Re:U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone mon... by smoldesu on Thursday March 21, 2024 @01:43PM (#39781881)

Epic's sentiment certainly resonated with the European Commission, and apparently the DOJ as well. Do any of us really believe Apple's App Store control is harmless?

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