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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
Except they don’t own the mobile app market - there are multiple platforms with multiple app stores. This is not an abuse of monopoly situation, as there is no monopoly (except on distribution of software for the iPhone, which again I liken to what the game console manufacturers do, which is to license, approve, and oversee console game sales)
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You don't have to have a monopoly to be susceptible to anti-trust laws, you have to have a dominating market share. This is why Microsoft faced anti-trust; although there are other O/Ses out there, they have an overwhelming market share. And I'm no lawyer, but I believe the anti-trust will be focused around Apple making it prohibitively time-consuming/expensive to develop mobile apps for any other platform while they maintain such a dominating market position that developers cannot afford to abandon their platform completely.