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by prepend
1836 days ago
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It’s vastly smaller though so doesn’t have the market power that a monopoly would have. When there’s a market with only two players where #1 has 75% of the market and #2 has 24%, describing #2 as being part of a monopoly is inaccurate. That’s like saying that Apple had a monopoly with Microsoft in the 90s because between the two of them they had the whole market. |
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It's very strange that you think worldwide market share has anything to do with market share in the US when it comes to antitrust laws in the US.
iOS has 60% of the market in the US[1], with Android taking the remainder. Apple and Google form an effective duopoly in the mobile OS, app distribution and app payment markets. They both form a mobile app distribution cartel that engages in price-fixing[2].
Again, your colloquial definition of monopoly doesn't matter when it comes to antitrust laws in the US. Please read this[3].
[1] https://www.pcmag.com/news/ios-more-popular-in-japan-and-us-...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_fixing
[3] https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...