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US sues Apple for illegal monopoly over smartphones (www.theverge.com)

submitted 8 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Somewhat overdue IMHO.

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[–] tfowinder@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Android is open source platform, you don't need Google for Android.

Android gives you a base system so that you don't have to reinvent the wheel while creating an operating system. All phone manufacturers build on Android to create OS for their mobile.

Googles monopoly is because a lot of things we benifit from Android is cross compatibility of devices from different companies which is facilitated by Google - Play Store, Etc.

This monopoly of Google is not forced but domination of it in Android space since the very beginning.

Anyone can create an OS without Google services but it would be very less useful compared to Android with Google services, because of lack of compatibility.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Using anything that pushes google’s technology is supporting Google. Chromium is pushing Google’s vision on the web. Android of any distribution is pushing Google’s vision on mobile.

There needs to be an alternative to the two major players that don’t help them.

[–] zweieuro@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Have you heard of e os? https://e.foundation/e-os/

De googling your android is at least a possibility, ripping apple out of ios is not possible

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Again, using tech that came from Google, even if you removed the telemetry and the Google apps is still supporting Google.

We need more 100% independent projects.

[–] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

KaiOS (which has a fairly specific reason to exist that doesn't apply to most iOS or Android users) notwithstanding I don't see a third competitor gaining any serious traction (traction = apps actually existing = phone actually being usable) this late into the game.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I wish a web tech based phone would take off. There’s not much that can’t be a pwa.