[leereeves]

> The idea that apple is a monopoly is laughable

The existence of geographic monopolies is not controversial, but customers can cross the border to buy from a competitor - the barrier that prevents competition is the cost of travel.

So why is it hard to understand that cost of leaving the Apple ecosystem creates a barrier that effectively makes the Apple App Store a monopoly for the distribution of iOS apps?

The existence of alternatives on another platform doesn't help customers who can't afford the costs of switching or (worse) owning multiple platforms.