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by dagmx 891 days ago
No it doesn’t, because the cases are completely different.

Google engaged in anti competitive practices by discouraging competing stores. Apple doesn’t have competing stores so there’s nothing to compete against.

The law is consistent in that regard because of the scope of the subject matter.

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That seems even more monopolistic?
Monopolies aren’t illegal. Certainly not within your own ecosystem.

What matters is if using the monopoly position is used to impede competition.

epic could not prove Apple was a monopoly outside their ecosystem. They could prove that Google abused their power within their ecosystem however.