Comment by InsomniacL
2 years ago
> Is Apple even a monopoly though?
Apple has a monopoly though it's AppStore on over 2 billion devices though which it conducts $90,000,000,000 a year. That's more than a lot of countries GDP combined.
Saying Apple doesn't have a 90%+ share of phone market is irrelevant.
The question though, is if Apple as the Platform (phone) provider, maintains it's monopoly (AppStore) though anti-competitive means.
This is exactly the same argument Epic made, and lost.
Just like you have an illegal monopoly of 100% of the market of people posting on HN with the username "InsomniacL".
1. It's not illegal to have a monopoly, it is illegal to abuse it or gain it though anti-trust means
2. people posting on HN with the username "InsomniacL" is not a 'market' in any sense
> Market: an area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted.
I don't know the details of Epic's case, they may have lost the battle but seems they might not have lost the war...
Epic's sentiment certainly resonated with the European Commission, and apparently the DOJ as well. Do any of us really believe Apple's App Store control is harmless?