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Nov 16, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
On the latest episode of @PivotPod, @profgalloway explains his take on the @AppStore #AppTax:
.@Apple’s behavior “really is monopoly behavior and [that’s] what’s so extraordinary about this.”
A short thread🧵⏬
@PivotPod @profgalloway @AppStore @Apple “To me this feels like you buy a jacket and the retailer gets a gross margin on it, and essentially Apple is a retailer here, but then every time you use that jacket you’re supposed to pay Superdry or Canada Goose [the retailer] again.” (2/5)
Apple AirTags are the latest example of technology ripped off from a competitor after years of harmful and monopolistic tactics.
1: .@TheTileApp pioneered this category to solve a universal consumer problem, but Apple used its monopoly power to tip the scales in its own favor - depriving customers of choice and innovation.