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Four more states join US monopoly lawsuit against Apple
(ca.finance.yahoo.com)
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I don't understand how Apple can be a monopoly if there are other viable choices for smartphones. Are people just bitter about apple or is there some corrupt financial play behind the scenes?
It's about the restrictions they put in place on those who have bought their products. They make it extremely hard to leave their ecosystem, overcharge for services, and prevent interoperability with other products.
They're only just now allowing RCS to try getting out ahead of these lawsuits. But they still don't allow side-loading (forcing developers to use their store so they can charge 30% on all sales), don't allow third-party app stores, and don't allow third-party browser engines (forcing everyone to reskin Safari).
Plus, in the US, Apple has 55% market share as just one company. The next highest is Samsung at 25%.
So yeah, they can play monopolistic games.
Thanks. I have android and had no idea it was that bad. I just figured people would stop buying iPhones if they didn't like it but if it's hard to migrate between systems, then that definitely sucks.
It's hard to switch cults once you've started paying them to be part of it.