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Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (www.theverge.com)
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Google will appeal the decision: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23996902/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-google-verdict

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Google is a monopoly. Apple in many ways, is also a monopoly. They are lamenting that the latter was not acknowledged.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Definitely a case of "good, now go do apple again". The mobile marketplaces being locked down and tied to services is bullcrap. If I want a run of the mill open source android OS and to be able to use Gmail (or drive, or some other Google product ) I should not have to allow Google full access to the knowledge of every app I run and the screen time and my location information... Etc, etc.

    But I do think the apple win on a technicality will be revisited at some point.

    And to be clear, I freaking do not like Epic. But this fight they're on the side I agree with. Open up the mobile platforms.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Google is a monopoly.

    Web search, sure. Online video, sure. Mobile operating systems in the US specifically? Uhh, no.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Its a 70:30 split between Android and Apple. So you have a choice between Apple's walled garden and Google's... ecosystem. Best case scenario its a duopoly.

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