LCP@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1353file-textcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.netandroid@kbin.socialgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialeticadigitale@feddit.it
arrow-up1353external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comLCP@lemmy.world to Android@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square61fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.netandroid@kbin.socialgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialeticadigitale@feddit.it
Google will appeal the decision: https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/11/23996902/google-will-appeal-the-epic-v-google-verdict
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoApple 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.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoIt is more that iOS isn’t the market leader. If iOS had Android’s marketshare, Apple would have lost its case.
minus-square520@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoThat 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.
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.
It is more that iOS isn’t the market leader. If iOS had Android’s marketshare, Apple would have lost its case.
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.