Google had emails saying "guys let's illegally abuse our monopoly to prevent anybody else from competing with us". Apple said "there's one app store period"; no competition possible, no monopoly.
Google got into trouble because they got caught flat footed by iPhone so scrambled to use open-source Linux and free-to-use Java and make money off them. That's why alt app stores are possible for Android and why they had to use patently anticompetitive contracts to lock it down. It's a little bit of karma for knifing Sun in the back.
Hopefully Apple is also forced to have other app stores or sideloading, but it'll be a harder battle in the courts.
Although Google is evil, this is no different than Muslims infiltrating through Freedom of Religion. Even though there are tenats and "virtues" within their "religion" that are antithetical to the Constitution, they practice freely and grow their numbers in their enclaves, until they get uppity and judge has to shut them down.
China (like Israel and a few others) doesn't let any outside company operate within, unless it's through a Chinese group (meaning state-sanctioned, and the CCP profits). They are arguably a Fascist nation at worst, protectionist at best. While this going on, they promote the opposite to the rest of the world, crying freedom of choice against Google and other tech companies, or freedom of access against the federal government with TikTok. Yeah, it's not the government's place to restrict what people want to do or want to buy within reason, and they should be shutting down monopolies. But, it's obvious the Chinese screech like this because they want their foot in the door to subvert Western nations while bolstering themselves
Google has been undermining tech for years. However, the Chinese have been just as much of a threat
Epic has openly stated they their only "victory" is either getting special exceptions for themselves or to destroy the playing field entirely in the other half of the lawsuit vs. Apple. This very article says outright their goal:
Epic stood to make hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars if it doesn’t have to pay Google’s fee.
Its even pointed out specifically in the article that the key difference was using a jury (aka emotionally appeal to the types of idiots who make up a jury) instead of a judge. Which is Epic's entire business strategy when it convinced people of the "Steam monopoly" to make people fight for their own far more abusive anti-consumer practices.
Google is absolutely in a monopoly of sorts and abusing it, but let's never paint "Epic W" as anything but a massive asterisk that they are doing it so they can make more money for their Chinese owners and would do the same the moment they get the chance.
Now try these lawsuits in a red state -
Google’s illegal search monopoly and the impact on conservative videos.
Google’s illegal app store monopoly and how it used that against gab/dissenter app.
Apple’s illegal app store monopolies…
Google had emails saying "guys let's illegally abuse our monopoly to prevent anybody else from competing with us". Apple said "there's one app store period"; no competition possible, no monopoly.
Google got into trouble because they got caught flat footed by iPhone so scrambled to use open-source Linux and free-to-use Java and make money off them. That's why alt app stores are possible for Android and why they had to use patently anticompetitive contracts to lock it down. It's a little bit of karma for knifing Sun in the back.
Hopefully Apple is also forced to have other app stores or sideloading, but it'll be a harder battle in the courts.
“don’t be evil”
"That's just unrealistic." - Sergei & Larry.
"Project Hug" sounds like the "embrace" part of "embrace, extend, extinguish"
HEY, be nice pal.
Wait until you hear about Project Kiss [of Death].
As much as Google sucks, epic games is also cancer.
We lose no matter what.
Can we take both of these and throw em in a sack? Just whack on them and you'll hit an asshole.
Although Google is evil, this is no different than Muslims infiltrating through Freedom of Religion. Even though there are tenats and "virtues" within their "religion" that are antithetical to the Constitution, they practice freely and grow their numbers in their enclaves, until they get uppity and judge has to shut them down.
China (like Israel and a few others) doesn't let any outside company operate within, unless it's through a Chinese group (meaning state-sanctioned, and the CCP profits). They are arguably a Fascist nation at worst, protectionist at best. While this going on, they promote the opposite to the rest of the world, crying freedom of choice against Google and other tech companies, or freedom of access against the federal government with TikTok. Yeah, it's not the government's place to restrict what people want to do or want to buy within reason, and they should be shutting down monopolies. But, it's obvious the Chinese screech like this because they want their foot in the door to subvert Western nations while bolstering themselves
Google has been undermining tech for years. However, the Chinese have been just as much of a threat
And tomorrow Google will announce sunsetting both and replacing them with a hitherto unannounced third app store and sixth wallet system.
Starting to think they must give new employees a copy of Old Yeller in their welcome packet.
and now the important part.
google can no longer censor the booba games out of their store, right?
Epic has openly stated they their only "victory" is either getting special exceptions for themselves or to destroy the playing field entirely in the other half of the lawsuit vs. Apple. This very article says outright their goal:
Its even pointed out specifically in the article that the key difference was using a jury (aka emotionally appeal to the types of idiots who make up a jury) instead of a judge. Which is Epic's entire business strategy when it convinced people of the "Steam monopoly" to make people fight for their own far more abusive anti-consumer practices.
Google is absolutely in a monopoly of sorts and abusing it, but let's never paint "Epic W" as anything but a massive asterisk that they are doing it so they can make more money for their Chinese owners and would do the same the moment they get the chance.