Re: Apple inflated the cost of its products through anticompetitive conduct

On 2024-03-27 14:04:00 +0000, Oscar Mayer said:

On Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:56:25 +1300, Your Name wrote:

 How dare a company make unique products and services! HANG THEM!!!

 You wacky nutters actually think an app store is unique only to Apple?

 No, but the morons at the US DOJ apparently do.

 The DOJ's case has nothing to do with Apple's trademarking practices (which
is the only thing "unique" about any Apple iPhone product ever created).
 None of you understand the DOJ's case, probably because you never read it.
Admittedly, it's 62 pages, and most is dedicated to the evils of messages.
 But the app store restrictions are in there also - if you'd only read it.
But you won't read it as you still think an app store is unique to Apple.

There are lots of "app stores" for various devices and operating systems.
There is *one* legal Apple App Store for Apple devices, and for iOS, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision devices, that's the only proper way to install your apps. There are other app stores you can use, but the legality is questionable (as is their content) and often requires stupidly 'jailbreaking' the device, which a pointless waste of time for all bit a tiny niche minority of users.