← Back to context Comment by samatman 2 years ago Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_for_mobile_devices 5 comments samatman Reply freedomben 2 years ago Imagine you're an Apple lawyer, and you're explaining to the regulators that you are facing serious competition. You gonna send them that link? samatman 2 years ago I didn't say Linux was especially good competition for iOS.But unless you can demonstrate that it sucks because Apple is doing something which qualifies as restraint-of-trade, which I would suggest is obviously not the case, that doesn't matter. dragonwriter 2 years ago It actually does matter if it has no practical bearing on Apple’s market (most easily seen in pricing) power.Theoretical competition is not sufficient to demonstrate absence of a monopoly. 2 replies →
freedomben 2 years ago Imagine you're an Apple lawyer, and you're explaining to the regulators that you are facing serious competition. You gonna send them that link? samatman 2 years ago I didn't say Linux was especially good competition for iOS.But unless you can demonstrate that it sucks because Apple is doing something which qualifies as restraint-of-trade, which I would suggest is obviously not the case, that doesn't matter. dragonwriter 2 years ago It actually does matter if it has no practical bearing on Apple’s market (most easily seen in pricing) power.Theoretical competition is not sufficient to demonstrate absence of a monopoly. 2 replies →
samatman 2 years ago I didn't say Linux was especially good competition for iOS.But unless you can demonstrate that it sucks because Apple is doing something which qualifies as restraint-of-trade, which I would suggest is obviously not the case, that doesn't matter. dragonwriter 2 years ago It actually does matter if it has no practical bearing on Apple’s market (most easily seen in pricing) power.Theoretical competition is not sufficient to demonstrate absence of a monopoly. 2 replies →
dragonwriter 2 years ago It actually does matter if it has no practical bearing on Apple’s market (most easily seen in pricing) power.Theoretical competition is not sufficient to demonstrate absence of a monopoly. 2 replies →
Imagine you're an Apple lawyer, and you're explaining to the regulators that you are facing serious competition. You gonna send them that link?
I didn't say Linux was especially good competition for iOS.
But unless you can demonstrate that it sucks because Apple is doing something which qualifies as restraint-of-trade, which I would suggest is obviously not the case, that doesn't matter.
It actually does matter if it has no practical bearing on Apple’s market (most easily seen in pricing) power.
Theoretical competition is not sufficient to demonstrate absence of a monopoly.
2 replies →