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I like all of this stuff. But Apple needs to do all this even more than google.
That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm baffled as to how Apple won their version of this lawsuit when their system is arguably more of a monopoly than Google's, since there were still ways to use 3rd party app stores on Android but not in Apple's ecosystem.
Does it just come down to how connected Apple's lawyers were vs Google's? How about an investigation of all involved, assuming things don't go to complete shit over the next few months?
The answer to this question is quite simple, because Google (excluding the Pixel line) isn’t making the actual phones, just the software. The actual manufacturers (Samsung, Motorola, Huawei, etc) are taking Google’s OS and putting it on their phones. This case mostly hinges on Googles behavior being monopolistic to them, not to the end consumer.
On the other hand, Apple make both the OS and the Hardware, there’s no manufacturer they’re forcing the app store on, so the same rules don’t apply here.
I love how the problem isn't the people being hurt by monopolistic behavior, but other companies.
We really are fucked.