“Apple has 95% of US tablet sales. They’re leveraging one monopoly into another.”
The most recent comment on Apple’s 30% cut is outrageous, yet when Amazon took twice that no one cared - The Small Wave.
That’s a damned good point. Having a 95% share of tablet devices then making a play to push competing eBook sellers from that share is good enough for a potential antitrust probe.
They should compete on the merits of their bookstore, not on the basis of their bookstore being owned by the platform provider…
