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A Jury Will Decide If Google's App Store Is an Unjust Monopoly (www.wired.com)
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[โ€“] rchive@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it possible that alternatives are not widely used because most people don't want to use alternatives in the first place?

[โ€“] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sure it is. It doesn't change the monopoly position. The real question isn't whether this is a monopoly but whether it's being abused. E.g. imagine if Google charged 99% fee on any sale via the Play Store. Or if Google disallowed alternative methods of payment but their own for any app distributed on the Play Store.