I personally don’t think that the forced split-up will happen, the direct interests involved are too big for that to have any chance of success, but it’s the only way forward for the US as a whole (when it comes to IT).
Most, if not all, monopolies are sustained by government via laws, regulations, and so on. So let's get specific, which monopolies do you think should be forced to split up and we can test that theory and see if we can identify what government actions sustain the monopoly.
If you include Steam, we need to include XBox, Nintendo, and Playstation too; I would expect they're not too different in size.
But yes, the status quo needs shaking up unless we really want to live in digital neofeudalism.
Or maybe Amazon which has a decent sized Android app store.
- No, iCloud is not required to use an iPhone, this is fact.
When it really screams is if you log into iCloud then forget your password and it keeps asking you to input it. Like with every elderly member of my extended family.
All that choice is already there, just for a phone. Previously you'd choose a flip-phone and have it all locked together, including with the carrier.