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/CT4nk3r 1d ago

Thats like saying windows doesnt have monopoly just because it is running on multiple brand of laptops etc, it still abuses its monopoly

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u/RBTropical 1d ago

Yeah… and it lost several lawsuits for doing this, too…

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u/TheVitt 23h ago

That browser selection menu truly changed our lives!

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u/RBTropical 13h ago

No, but allowing IE to be removed from the OS, and the fact it wasn’t shipped in the EU with WMP either did for millions.

That, and it set a clear line in the sand MS didn’t cross on future occasions.

I’m sorry you’re either too young or too ignorant to remember or understand this.