flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square244linkfedilinkarrow-up11.54Karrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.netandroid@kbin.socialgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.world
arrow-up11.52Karrow-down1external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square244linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.netandroid@kbin.socialgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.world
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down14·2 years agoA lot of people use fdroid
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down5·2 years ago“a lot” means less than 0.01% of android users.
minus-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·2 years agoAnd stuff like fortnite would never make it to fdroid as well. People seem to jump through so many hoops to not admit the obvious monopoly in play.
minus-squareElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoFdroid is for open source apps. Fortnite is anything but.
minus-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoThat was my point? Make it as in make its way to fdroid due to their restrictions.
minus-squareElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAh. My bad. I misread it.
minus-squareRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI don’t think Epic ask that Fortnite is on any store but their own. They want their fully capable launcher on the dominant store.
minus-squareiegod@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoAh yes, year of linux vibes.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI don’t like the notion that something having majority market share makes it a monopoly. The definition of monopoly, at least, as understood by me implies control of supply, not just having a higher demand.
A lot of people use fdroid
“a lot” means less than 0.01% of android users.
And stuff like fortnite would never make it to fdroid as well. People seem to jump through so many hoops to not admit the obvious monopoly in play.
Fdroid is for open source apps. Fortnite is anything but.
That was my point? Make it as in make its way to fdroid due to their restrictions.
Ah. My bad. I misread it.
Ah np
I don’t think Epic ask that Fortnite is on any store but their own. They want their fully capable launcher on the dominant store.
Ah yes, year of linux vibes.
I don’t like the notion that something having majority market share makes it a monopoly. The definition of monopoly, at least, as understood by me implies control of supply, not just having a higher demand.