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by stouset 730 days ago
Sorry, you mean Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Google?

Spotify has north of 50% market share in Europe. Apple doesn’t even come close.

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There's a difference between "distribute music controlled largely by the 4 big labels" and "be a part of a duopoly that controls the distribution of literally everything pertaining to modern life"
You are saying duopoly when it isn't one i.e. Apple has 30% share.

https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/europe

Do you know what duopoly means?
Pray tell, who is the other singular entity selling cell phones in Europe?
I think you're capable of finding the other singular entity that controls a smartphone platform
What, in any of these regulations, is expected to encourage a greater number of platforms?

If anything the net result of this regulation will be to make Apple products less competitive. The expected outcome of this regulation is an increase Android’s relative market share from 70% to something higher.