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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by wang_li on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @11:38AM (#40789941)
>Apple's market is 1-2 billion people and affects 100,000+ companies.

It's a bit disingenuous to use customer base and the number of people who develop for the platform as a excuse to bring legal action against the company. Customers know what they were getting when they bought the phones and companies knew the rules when they chose to develop for the platform.

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by tech_ken on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @12:28PM (#40790483)
Is it? If there’s an effective duopoly on the entire market is that truly choice?
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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by apple314159 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @12:24PM (#40801685)
I don't think users are fully aware of the extent these platforms control the devices. The same thing happened with cigarettes; eventually, the government required a warning. Perhaps a similar approach is necessary here.
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