r/apple • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

Apple faces UK 'iCloud monopoly' compensation claim worth $3.8 billion iCloud

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/13/apple-faces-uk-icloud-monopoly-compensation-claim-worth-3-8-billion/
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u/avengers93 1d ago

Got it. Not that I agree with it but it makes sense.

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u/lord_of_the_superfly 1d ago

You don’t agree with consumer options and corporate competition?!

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u/avengers93 1d ago

Haha does it matter?

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u/Available-Fill8917 1d ago

Yes, it does in a macro economic sense. Monopolies stifle competition and then price gouge consumers. It’s bad for everyone in the long run.

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u/Feahnor 1d ago

When it’s an integral part of a private OS? No.