• CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    iPhone users aren’t a species, they’re human beings that don’t have to be iPhone users. Thanks to competition they are free to choose from a wide variety of other competitors.

    This is the equivalent of saying that Walmart has a monopoly because Walmart customers are being forced to purchase items from within Walmart. That because Target isn’t allowed to set up a stall in Walmart, it’s a monopoly.

    • Otter@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Once you are using a service, it shouldn’t be difficult to transfer away.

      It’s like if Walmart required customers to add money to a Walmart card before they could shop. Customers would find it difficult to start shopping elsewhere