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@monkbent it is an equivalent of saying that Delta has a monopoly on air travel on planes with their logo ;)

@yanlesin you implying that Android and iOS are the same.

@monkbent they are the same thing for the phone - operating system…

@yanlesin but what if I prefer iOS?

@monkbent than you buy Apple device with iOS

@yanlesin bingo. If I prefer iOS, there is only one vendor for me to choose from. Which makes me much more price insensitive

@monkbent @yanlesin what if you had to buy a phone but don't have budget for iOS device. In this context apple is not monopoly.

@vervaak @yanlesin then you don't get an iOS device.

@monkbent seriously? That's like saying McDonald's has a monopoly on Big Macs. What does that even mean?

@ncy333 I would like to use iOS and use iOS apps. From which vendor should I buy?

@monkbent @ncy333 You've already selected the vendor if you've chosen iOS. The generic question is "I'd like a smartphone with apps."

@monkbent what’s the significance of stating that a company has a monopoly over their own product?

@monkbent Also suable…

@jgpmolloy that’s what so great. No one - including the government - thinks about it that way.

@monkbent bad defn of “market”; apple has patents which give rise to monopoly prices, profits

@fmhueffer I would like to be a part of the iOS ecosystem. From which vendor should I buy?