Xfinity (in my neighborhood) is a monopoly. I literally cannot get any other fast internet service at my apartment.
I can, however, chose to buy a different phone.
Any other fast Internet service, or any other Internet service?
You can also choose to buy a different apartment.
Why not choose a new home in a location served by your preferred internet provider? What's that - you like your home, but not the service it comes with? /s
How exactly Apple is a monopoly? Just because they have a “monopoly” on stores on their own platform?
They make up most store revenue. Android might have more installs, but Apple makes way more from their store. They are effectively a monopoly, if not a duopoly. But Android allows secondary stores...Apple doesn't.
That might’ve been the case couple of years ago, but now the ratio is about 55:45 in favor of apple and can vary from app to app. Yes, they have a slight upper hand but still not a monopoly.
If I don't make my app available on Apple's store then I lose out on a huge % of people who use iOS devices as their only general computing device. They can't simply switch to Android as they are locked-in into the iOS ecosystem (For example, they can't use iMessage on Android). Apple is effectively controlling the market access and harming competitors.
As an iOS developer, it’s an easy argument to make because it’s true.