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Apple fights to keep DOJ antitrust suit from reaching trial

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112 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 21 Nov 24 00:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.309s | source
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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.
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dismalaf ◴[21 Nov 24 04:19 UTC] No.42201067[source]▶
It's strange how they've convinced people that, considering there's nothing at all luxurious about their products, not even the price...
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bobbylarrybobby ◴[21 Nov 24 05:35 UTC] No.42201442[source]▶
What's luxurious about Apple products is that they tend to respect your time
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akimbostrawman ◴[21 Nov 24 12:18 UTC] No.42203585[source]▶
I will think of this and laugh the next time i have to find a basic function that is hidden behind 10 submenus or just missing because apple does not respect its users intelligence/competence
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hulitu ◴[21 Nov 24 15:10 UTC] No.42205018[source]▶
> because apple does not respect its users intelligence/competence

They copied the best. Looking at UI trends, nobody gives a shit about their users, they just want their data.

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1. akimbostrawman ◴[25 Nov 24 07:35 UTC] No.42234032[source]▶
Just don't use proprietary spyware where you are the product