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Apple’s ad network gets ‘preferential access to users’ data’ vs Facebook, Google

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113 points blinding-streak | 2 comments | 10 Aug 20 14:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.456s | source
1. anonobviosly ◴[10 Aug 20 15:39 UTC] No.24110441[source]▶
It's baffling to me that Apple doesn't get get more attention from regulators. They're very blatant in behavior which is explicitly illegal in current antitrust law. They 1) formed a cartel with book publishers to increase ebook prices, 2) formed a cartel with multiple other tech companies to suppress software engineer wages, and now they're 3) using a dominant position in one market to enter into another.

The other tech companies do things which one could argue should be illegal... Apple does things which already are illegal.

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2. zepto ◴[10 Aug 20 15:45 UTC] No.24110510[source]▶
What are you talking about?

They were subjected to regulatory action over both of your first two concerns and forced to desist from the behavior.

As to #3, this applies just as much to Amazon, Google and Facebook and frankly Microsoft too...

...and it turns out that all except Microsoft in fact are under regulatory scrutiny and antitrust action.