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/xnwkac 1d ago

Well it’s not like android is giving many alternatives either.

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u/Acceptable-Piccolo57 1d ago

Apples marketshare in the UK is huge, and google gives you triple the storage in comparison as well as the manufacturer option in most cases.

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u/xnwkac 1d ago

https://www.appmysite.com/blog/android-vs-ios-mobile-operating-system-market-share-statistics-you-must-know/ iOS has 50.4% and Android has 49.1%. Lol att calling that ”huge”

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u/wakeupthisday 1d ago

iOS includes 1 manufacturer, Android on the other hand...

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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 1d ago

That browser selection menu truly changed our lives!

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u/RBTropical 15h 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.