Technology

59211 readers

2705 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

319

Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies (asia.nikkei.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

17 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies::TOKYO -- Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

It's a monopoly in the same sense why Disney and Microsoft had to be investigated from their recent acquisitions. Monopolies in the real world aren't just a "this and only this is allowed", but also more of a "you have a choice, but do you really"