Victory Royale.
  • xkforce@lemmy.worldEnglish
    151·
    11 months ago

    Google is a monopoly. Apple in many ways, is also a monopoly. They are lamenting that the latter was not acknowledged.

    • tux@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      11 months ago

      Definitely a case of “good, now go do apple again”. The mobile marketplaces being locked down and tied to services is bullcrap. If I want a run of the mill open source android OS and to be able to use Gmail (or drive, or some other Google product ) I should not have to allow Google full access to the knowledge of every app I run and the screen time and my location information… Etc, etc.

      But I do think the apple win on a technicality will be revisited at some point.

      And to be clear, I freaking do not like Epic. But this fight they’re on the side I agree with. Open up the mobile platforms.

    • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Google is a monopoly.

      Web search, sure. Online video, sure. Mobile operating systems in the US specifically? Uhh, no.

      • xkforce@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Its a 70:30 split between Android and Apple. So you have a choice between Apple’s walled garden and Google’s… ecosystem. Best case scenario its a duopoly.

        • woelkchen@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          Best case scenario its a duopoly.

          Sure but OEMs of Android phones can still ship app stores competing with Google Play. That what Samsung (the biggest Android vendor) does with Galaxy Store.