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Re:It's not a crime if we do it with an app by olalonde on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:54PM (#42846119)
Wrong. Also, none of the companies you listed are monopolies.
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Re:It's not a crime if we do it with an app by dd36 on Monday January 27, 2025 @10:44PM (#42848624)
Google was literally declared a monopoly by a court recently. Facebook and Apple both are oligopolies or monopolies in certain market segments. Apple has a monopoly on app store and on device payments. These things are bad enough that they’re being litigated.
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