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R*pe them, r*pe them hard plz
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Lmao part of the lawsuit is going after Apple hiding data from advertisers, which is one of the few good things they've done in the past couple years.
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This is retribution for pushing encryption at rest for iCloud and their general End-to-End encryption stance.
Follower of Christ Tech lover, IT Admin, heckin pupper lover and occasionally troll. I hold back feelings or opinions, right or wrong because I dislike conflict.
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100%. Your tax dollars hard at work raging against a company who at least says they care about privacy.
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As long as they say it
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Unironically
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The left has absolutely diluted the meaning of the word monopoly. 50% market share isn't a monopoly. Plenty of large firms like Amazon and Microsoft have tried to get in the smartphone game with no luck. This is consumers voting with their dollars.
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Lmao all this stems because applechads mog poordroid users bc they have to have a green bubble when texting
If you're a single strag male and a foid gets a whiff of that green bubble she's getting the ick immediately. So either keep your android and be a lonely loser your whole life or ditch the android and join the applechads. The alternative is so you better hope this lawsuits passes so you have a chance at having s*x
Trans lives matter
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Psyop. Every iPhone zero-click exploit chain I've ever paid attention to starts with iMessage
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They have a monopoly on selling mobile phones to sheep and that's a huge demographic.
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FRICK YES IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING
oh wait it'll just beaten by their lawyers and nothing will change
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I just want external apps
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trollstore
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lol
I hate Apple as much as anyone but saying they have a monopoly is ridiculous.
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you don't need a monopoly to be anti competitive.
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All companies big enough to afford it are anti-coompetitive, anti-innovation, anti-consumer... The little guy will do the same once he's on top.
Apple's phone market share outside the US is like 20%. Mac is sub 5% worldwide and practically nonexistent in most countries.
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then the DOJ for outside of the US is gonna struggle to bring a case lmao
so... we should have laws to prevent that? tell me what I'm missing here
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Yes, and the DOJ in the US is gonna have to find what Apple is doing different in the US to be 60% vs 20% everywhere else. Hint: nothing.
Yes let's regulate marketing strategies and stop companies from maximizing profits
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yes, lets stop companies from abusing monopolies to extract every cent of consumer surplus. How much exactly of your 401k is locked up in apple stock?
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You said it yourself, Apple does not have a monopoly.
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weak answer
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It's a simple question really, yet you refuse to answer: how is Apple abusing its position as the market leader in the US? What's anti-competitive or unfair or about the way they got there?
It seems clear as day to you, so I'm sure you'll have no problem explaining it.
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How is apple being "anti-competitive?"
If anything, their walled garden makes android more appealing to potential customers.
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https://old.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/1bk7yb8/us_sues_apple_accusing_it_of_maintaining_an/?sort=controversial
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lmao funny read thanks for digging up the thread
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So only Apple sells phones, then?
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It's a monopoly because they won't do what I want 😤
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They're arguing that Apple uses its smartphone hardware dominance to force dominance in other areas, such as music apps or smartwatches, by creating an uneven playing field that (obviously) massively benefits them.
Regardless of the merits of the case, I think smashing Apple up will ultimately be better for the general public, so I'm all for it
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lol remember when the little shits tried to sue for "pinch to zoom"
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Apple has a monopoly over the iPhone marketplace. True story
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Time to invest!
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