Xatolos@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoEpic judge says he’ll ‘tear the barriers down’ on Google’s app store monopolywww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1459arrow-down110cross-posted to: legalnews@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoHaving a “monopoly” isn’t illegal. Using your “monopoly” position to pick winners and losers is.
minus-squaremke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoSmall addendum, I believe having an unfair monopoly is actually illegal in the US. Google search is currently on the hook for this.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYeah, it’s not just the market position. It’s how you gain the market position and what you do with it.
minus-squarenooneescapesthelawlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoCorrect, anticompetitive behavior on its own is legal, so is a monopoly, both at the same time are illegal
Having a “monopoly” isn’t illegal.
Using your “monopoly” position to pick winners and losers is.
Small addendum, I believe having an unfair monopoly is actually illegal in the US. Google search is currently on the hook for this.
Yeah, it’s not just the market position.
It’s how you gain the market position and what you do with it.
Correct, anticompetitive behavior on its own is legal, so is a monopoly, both at the same time are illegal