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Apple tells EU it has five different App Stores, not just one (9to5mac.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 133 points 10 months ago (3 children)

We don't have a monopoly on one class of device, we have monopolies on five different classes of device. That's definitely different and better!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Better for us!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Hey, be fair, it’s only a monopoly on four out of the five classes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is a fairly fundamental misunderstanding of anything related to monopoly or anti-trust law. Maybe, maybe the iPhone, and even then it's a stretch. edit: at least in the US.