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		jpambrun on Aug 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple ordered to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine, F... No monopoly is a monopoly until it's a worldwide monopoly?

LexGray on Aug 25, 2020 [–]

Not current numbers but some old projections put 2020 projected android users would be around 127 million users in US. iOS projected 110 million in 2021 in US. Does 50% market share when achieved even equal a monopoly?

withinboredom on Aug 25, 2020 | [–]

> Does 50% market share when achieved even equal a monopoly?

In the US, yes. Defacto monopoly.

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