▲ 341 ▼ Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight (www.theverge.com) submitted 2 years ago by lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world to c/android@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments Google will appeal the decision: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23996902/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-google-verdict
[–] peter@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Apple follows the monopoly laws but Google doesn't? Which one allows you to install alternative app stores again? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Carighan@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because Apple does not break monopoly law. Which isn't about installing app stores, would be weird if that's in the law anyways given the age. Apple sells a device they make, with firmware they create. That firmware allows plugins from a catalogue they curate because it's all their ecosystem, top to bottom. Google otoh creates an OS. More like MS or Canonical or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I must be seriously misunderstanding the US legal system. OEMs can ship whatever store they want next to Play Store. I have a Samsung phone in my hand with Galaxy Store coming out of the box proving that point. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 520@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Apple makes its own app store for its own OS to be used on its own devices. It doesn't make anyone else bundle its services on third party devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is more that iOS isn't the market leader. If iOS had Android's marketshare, Apple would have lost its case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 520@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago That certainly weighs into it, but take a look at the agreements that Google has handset manufacturers agree to. They're quite a lot like 90's Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Carighan@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (2 children) Because Apple does not break monopoly law. Which isn't about installing app stores, would be weird if that's in the law anyways given the age. Apple sells a device they make, with firmware they create. That firmware allows plugins from a catalogue they curate because it's all their ecosystem, top to bottom. Google otoh creates an OS. More like MS or Canonical or so. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I must be seriously misunderstanding the US legal system. OEMs can ship whatever store they want next to Play Store. I have a Samsung phone in my hand with Galaxy Store coming out of the box proving that point. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I must be seriously misunderstanding the US legal system. OEMs can ship whatever store they want next to Play Store. I have a Samsung phone in my hand with Galaxy Store coming out of the box proving that point. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 520@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Apple makes its own app store for its own OS to be used on its own devices. It doesn't make anyone else bundle its services on third party devices. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is more that iOS isn't the market leader. If iOS had Android's marketshare, Apple would have lost its case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 520@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago That certainly weighs into it, but take a look at the agreements that Google has handset manufacturers agree to. They're quite a lot like 90's Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) It is more that iOS isn't the market leader. If iOS had Android's marketshare, Apple would have lost its case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 520@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago That certainly weighs into it, but take a look at the agreements that Google has handset manufacturers agree to. They're quite a lot like 90's Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 520@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago That certainly weighs into it, but take a look at the agreements that Google has handset manufacturers agree to. They're quite a lot like 90's Microsoft. permalink fedilink source parent