flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square285fedilinkarrow-up11.59Karrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.netandroid@kbin.socialgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.worldeticadigitale@feddit.it
arrow-up11.57Karrow-down1external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square285fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.netandroid@kbin.socialgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.worldeticadigitale@feddit.it
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down15·10 months agoA lot of people use fdroid
minus-squareJohanno@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down5·10 months ago“a lot” means less than 0.01% of android users.
minus-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·10 months 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-up10·10 months agoFdroid is for open source apps. Fortnite is anything but.
minus-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoThat was my point? Make it as in make its way to fdroid due to their restrictions.
minus-squareElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoAh. My bad. I misread it.
minus-squareRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months 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-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoIk I was referring to previous comment mate. They were suggesting there are alternatives like fdroid.
minus-squareaidan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months 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.
Ik I was referring to previous comment mate. They were suggesting there are alternatives like fdroid.
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.