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Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by akagusu on Monday September 08, 2025 @01:10PM (#45170887)
I cannot use my bank app without Google Android. This it count like a monopoly?
Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by dbbk on Monday September 08, 2025 @01:49PM (#45171446)
You can change bank
Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by akagusu on Friday September 12, 2025 @06:55AM (#45220821)
There is no bank app that works outside Google Android. Try any bank on an AOSP ROM and it will fail because Play Integrity.
Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by bongodongobob on Monday September 08, 2025 @01:17PM (#45170980)
No, that's an issue with your bank.
Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by bitpush on Monday September 08, 2025 @01:52PM (#45171493)
Exactly. "McDonald's only serves Coca Cola. So Coca Cola is .. bad?"

I sometimes dont understand the logic of some people.

Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by const_cast on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @10:48AM (#45182693)
Imagine if 99% of stores only served coca cola.

Is coca cola then a monopoly on soft drinks? I would say obviously yes.

This is the situation the current internet and applications are in. They only service users who utilize Google in some type of way, for the majority of apps.

Its deceptive to say "well it's just that one bank". No, that one bank is an example. That's not the breadth of it, and we both know that.

Re:Google gets away almost scot-free in US search antitrust ... by akagusu on Friday September 12, 2025 @06:57AM (#45220828)
It is not an issue with my bank. Apps from all banks fail on any AOSP ROM because the Play Integrity check.