flop_leash_973@lemmy.worldcake to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square249fedilinkarrow-up11.52Karrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareshrugal@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down4·7 months agoA monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down2·7 months agoThe real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
minus-squareThe Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoApple apparently doesn’t do backroom deals to stop other people from making app stores. That’s the difference between the two verdicts. Of course, that’s because Apple just doesn’t allow other app stores at all, but apparently that’s not against the rules.
minus-squarepoopkins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoThey do backroom deals to bring apps and games to iOS by offering reduced commissions on app purchases and subscriptions. They just haven’t been caught yet.
minus-squareThe Uncanny Observer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoThey know about those deals, but that isn’t usually illegal. Keep in mind Epic themselves do that for their timed exclusives.
minus-squareblind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·7 months agoApple’s app store may be a problem, but saying “someone else is also doing something bad” doesn’t mean what Google is doing isn’t bad & illegal.
A monopoly is about market share and access to a market, “there is also …” doesn’t cut it in that discussion.
The real issue here is that Apple is still allowed to do it.
Apple apparently doesn’t do backroom deals to stop other people from making app stores. That’s the difference between the two verdicts.
Of course, that’s because Apple just doesn’t allow other app stores at all, but apparently that’s not against the rules.
They do backroom deals to bring apps and games to iOS by offering reduced commissions on app purchases and subscriptions. They just haven’t been caught yet.
They know about those deals, but that isn’t usually illegal. Keep in mind Epic themselves do that for their timed exclusives.
Apple’s app store may be a problem, but saying “someone else is also doing something bad” doesn’t mean what Google is doing isn’t bad & illegal.