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DOJ proposes breakup and other big changes to end Google search monopoly (arstechnica.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Would it make the internet better? Probably.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Apple is not a monopoly in any sense of the word

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think Apple's business model fits the definition of "monopoly", but they are a different kind of anti-competitive, in my opinion. Forcing users to use your own ecosystem by forcing competitors to be shittier or nonexistent through technical means is still anti-competitive.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You're not forced to use their phones.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No, which is why I said it's not a monopoly. It's a different form of anti-consumerism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, which is why I've never owned an iPhone. Hell, I was pretty big into Apple a while ago, but I never bought into the iOS. The OS convergence is why I completely jumped ship.