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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Justice Department files antitrust suit against Apple
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:06:42 -0500
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Your Name wrote:
> On 2024-03-25 07:45:53 +0000, Jan K. said:
> 
>> W Mon, 25 Mar 2024 02:45:15 -0400, Anonymous napisal:
>>
>>>> U.S. anti-trust laws exist to protect consumers.  Not competitors.
>>>
>>> I'm not a lawyer, but the government can claim that Apple is engaging
>>> in conspiracy to restrain trade and commerce, which is broadly illegal
>>> and does not require Apple to actually be a monopoly.
>>
>> Almost nobody believes Apple, just like almost nobody believes Trump, when
>> they both loudly claim that the courts are out to get them for no reason.
>>
>> Everyone sensible has always known exactly why Apple excludes competition
>> from their app store,
> 
> Wrong. Anyone can use the App Store to sell their products. The problem is 
> the greedy scum at Epic, etc. simply don't want to pay to do so - they want 
> Apple to do the hosting, prmotion, etc. for free.
> 
> 
> 
>> especially since nobody else does this but Apple.
> 
> Wrong. Every other app store out there is exactly the same. Even Epic's own 
> app store hypocritically charges to sell apps on there.
> 

I agree. And the saddest part is that all these bastards get away with it 
every time, while poor, honest, generous, faithful apple get's shit on 
every damn time.

We should begin taking up a collection to help pay for all their fines.