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.
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.