[athms]

Being a monopoly is NOT illegal. It seems many people think once a company has a monopoly, they need to be broken into separate pieces. This is fiction. A monopoly would only be illegal if a business uses its monopoly power to stifle competition.

[barrkel]

This is not the legal principal in the EU, where the case is raised.

Mere exclusive purchase would be a problem if Apple is defined as a monopoly, and you are forced to use Apple as your vendor to release on iOS.

[Discombulator]

My last course in competition law was a while ago, but I remember this: while there are many differences in detail between the US and the EU approach, the broad strokes are the same.

Also in the EU, having a monopoly is not illegal (as long as it was obtained fairly) - abuse of monopoly power is.

Surely being a monopolist means you are subject to additional rules, no doubt about that.