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Re:Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, ru... by eru on Monday October 07, 2024 @09:40PM (#41773003)
Two 'monopolies' in app stores aren't a monopoly. They are at most a duopoly..
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Re:Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, ru... by red1reaper on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @07:33AM (#41776175)
Not really because they are different monopolies. The IOS apps and Android apps are different markets
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Re:Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, ru... by samatman on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @04:47PM (#41781675)
The reductio ad absurdum of this style of argument would hold that every retailer is a monopoly, because once you walk into the store, you can only buy things from them.
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Re:Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, ru... by BlueTemplar on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @08:19PM (#41783229)
This is more like renting a room in a store than walking into one.
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