GrappleHat@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 10 months agoGoogle loses antitrust case vs Epic Games. Jury rules Google Play store constitutes an illegal monopolywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1179arrow-down13 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.world
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minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down4·10 months agoOkay but just the existence of APKs and sideloading means options exist. That doesn’t make a monopoly in my mind
minus-squareLWD@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·10 months agoCan you name a single monopoly where an alternative did not exist? Spoiler: Standard Oil, the existence of which helped create antitrust laws, was not the sole company trading oil
Okay but just the existence of APKs and sideloading means options exist. That doesn’t make a monopoly in my mind
Can you name a single monopoly where an alternative did not exist?
Spoiler: Standard Oil, the existence of which helped create antitrust laws, was not the sole company trading oil