I agree Google are adware. I disagree that tales them out of the discussion of monopoly.
I also think the monopoly discussion and the 30% fees discussion are separate. This relates to my interpretation that the 30% covers “shelf space, distribution, And security”.
If the fee were 5% but nothing else changed, Apple might still have a monopoly.
The other poster is correct, the issue of the fee is orthogonal to the issue of app distribution. After all, even if the fee were 5%, Epic could still argue they want to put in their own store where the fee was 4%.
I agree Google are adware. I disagree that tales them out of the discussion of monopoly.
I also think the monopoly discussion and the 30% fees discussion are separate. This relates to my interpretation that the 30% covers “shelf space, distribution, And security”.
If the fee were 5% but nothing else changed, Apple might still have a monopoly.