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Maybe a step in the right direction towards a more free App Store?
Edit: Didn’t realize this was pay walled, sorry about that. I don’t think this one is: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/justice-department-sues-apple-alleging-it-illegally-monopolized-the-smartphone-market/ar-BB1kielV
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.
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
You and the point have never seen each other.