Comment on Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles

• woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Are there any other virtual stores on the console?

  No but since none of the console vendors have a monopoly, antitrust laws don’t apply. They can do practically any shit as long as none have a dominant market position.

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  • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Apple doesn’t have a monopoly though, there’s still Android. And outside of the US Android is more popular than iOS.

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    • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Apple doesn’t have a monopoly though, there’s still Android.

      Based on revenue, it has, though. iPhones are being bought by people who spend more money in app stores than the average Android user.

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      • altima_neo@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And based on the lawsuit right now, US vs Apple

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  • IamAnonymous@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    So Nintendo can force everyone to buy a Switch to play Mario games? From what I see, consoles are locked in as well and we are forced to have PS/Xbox/Switch for their exclusive games. And this is legal because they aren’t as big as Apple? Why can’t I buy one console to play any game I want just like I can install any OS on Android?

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    • woelkchen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And this is legal because they aren’t as big as Apple?

      Apple can do whatever they want on iPads, Mac, and Vision Pro. At least WRT Gatekeeper status in the EU, only iPhone is covered.

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      • IamAnonymous@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Did not know that. So it’s just the sales numbers then because iPad is the same as an iPhone in terms of functionality and restrictions. Mac is more open compared to their mobile devices.

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