• Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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      30 days ago

      They are if their actions are determined to be anticompetitive. Antitrust laws prohibit a wide variety of monopolistic activities. Most companies at the top of the tech industry have been successfully sued under antitrust laws at some point in recent history, and for behaviors for less egregious than this.

    • jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      29 days ago

      SCOTUS disagreed with you re: android. and its not their platform, we’re discussing allowing stores/application to be installed on the users devices without apple interfering/collecting rent for doing nothing.

      the reason apple is offering to do it at 15% (matching what google had to do) is because they realizing how much they fucked up with the first pass they did at 27% and that they’re likely to lose in front of SCOTUS.

      facts:

      • apple will not be materially harmed by allowing 3rd party stores to be installed. neither in profits or due to being the ‘default’ store. losing a small percentage of store rent seeking profits will not effect their bottom line.
      • literally nothing apple argued in front of the courts for how they situation is different is relevant to antitrust laws or would be impacted.

      its unlikely SCOTUS will overturn this result and apple is trying to buy their way out of the situation now because they know it. In short, not even apple believes your nonsense stance on the issue.

      hell, even moronic republicans in florida disagree with you.

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        28 days ago

        Apple controls the platform, which includes all of the software for their devices. I don’t care what republicans have to say on any topic.

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          27 days ago

          laugh like i said you’re a bootlicker. the idea that apple controls the software the owners of the device can install is mind bogglingly insane.

          in your head:

          • apple creates device
          • an individual buys device
          • apple can still dictate what the individual does with the device they purchased.

          insane