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[–] MeatsOfRage 277 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

Apple App Store, Apple Music store, Apple Movies store, Apple Television store and uhhh Apple News. Checkmate EU

Really though, claiming your Apple App Store on 5 different hardware categories that you own excludes you from your monopoly is some bonzo horseshit. Can't wait for the response on this one.

[–] [email protected] 134 points 11 months ago (3 children)

We don't have a monopoly on one class of device, we have monopolies on five different classes of device. That's definitely different and better!

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Better for us!

[–] accideath 5 points 11 months ago

Hey, be fair, it’s only a monopoly on four out of the five classes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

This is a fairly fundamental misunderstanding of anything related to monopoly or anti-trust law. Maybe, maybe the iPhone, and even then it's a stretch. edit: at least in the US.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Still just one app store. The others are media stores.

[–] MeatsOfRage 4 points 11 months ago

Yea it was a joke, I got to the real issue in the second half of my comment

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

“Bonzo horseshit” is the new “cellar door”