←back to thread

Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trial

(www.theverge.com)
112 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 21 Nov 24 00:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.197s | source
Show context
lokar ◴[21 Nov 24 03:44 UTC] No.42200889[source]▶
I see apple as like LVMH, but for phones. It has a minority of overall sales, but a majority of the “luxury” part of the market. This gives them influence over the whole market, but not a real monopoly.
replies(7): >>42200914 #>>42201067 #>>42201094 #>>42201131 #>>42201148 #>>42201290 #>>42210472 #
mattmaroon ◴[21 Nov 24 04:29 UTC] No.42201131[source]▶
The trial is in the US where Apple does actually have a majority of overall sales.
replies(1): >>42204853 #
dlachausse[dead post] ◴[21 Nov 24 14:54 UTC] No.42204853[source]▶
[flagged]
hulitu ◴[21 Nov 24 15:03 UTC] No.42204929[source]▶
> A majority is not a monopoly. I can't think of any market segment where there isn't an acceptable alternative product to purchase if I chose to.

Nadela, is that you ? /s

replies(1): >>42205076 #
1. dlachausse ◴[21 Nov 24 15:15 UTC] No.42205076[source]▶
Alternatives to Apple are as follows:

Computers (Macs) - Lenovo, HP, Dell, Microsoft, etc.

Tablets (iPads) - Samsung, Microsoft, etc.

Phones (iPhones) - Samsung, Google, etc.

Smart Watches (Apple Watch) - Samsung, Garmin, etc.

Cloud Storage Services (iCloud) - Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.

Bluetooth Audio Devices (AirPods) - Samsung, Sony, Bose, etc.

Bluetooth tracking tags (AirTags) - Tile

TV Streaming Boxes (AppleTV) - Roku, Amazon, Google, etc.

VR Headsets (Apple Vision Pro) - Meta/Oculus

Am I missing any major product categories for Apple here? They aren't even close to holding majority market share in most of those categories I listed.