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Its BS to think Apple is the cop that is going to fight your fights. Apple only cares about money, and they're going to obediently abide by local laws - see China. We need more/stronger laws, we don't need to give Apple more power.

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Yes, of course, I agree. Again, I'd rather a bunch of the stuff Apple prohibits were simply illegal (plus a few things they don't) and that several huge companies, including Apple, were broken up into a dozen or more parts. But in the meantime I'm glad to have one platform where some of those practices are effectively illegal, at least. The second government steps up I'll be thrilled to see them smashed to bits (and hopefully not only them—and hey, those others don't have to wait as far as I'm concerned!).

Money = Power. Why would Apple allow this breaking up? Its naive to think otherwise, see what is happening in South Korea with Samsung accounting for like 25% of the economy. They're untouchable in South Korea.

That is an umbrella of 15+ companies in multiple segments of the market.

Yes, that structure is complex by-design. Its to do with inheritance taxes, and the family trying to maintain control via holding companies.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62501514

Apple has a somewhat complicated (though common for large US corporations) structure too.

https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-subsidiaries-are-named...

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/apple-rest-silicon-valley-avoi...

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