Who cares if the Spotify apps for Android/iOS are coded differently ? It’s irrelevant. Users have access to the same app on both platforms with the same functionality. And Apple is not stopping these users from moving to Android.
And yes Apple has a monopoly on their products. So does every company.
> Who cares if the Spotify apps for Android/iOS are coded differently ?
It's a different product. It's like saying who cares if you can't sell shoes, go sell boots. Different products, different markets.
> Users have access to the same app on both platforms with the same functionality.
Not if Apple doesn't accept it in their app store.
> And Apple is not stopping these users from moving to Android.
Charter isn't stopping a homeowner from buying a house in Comcast's service area either. Having to replace a $1000 phone in order to get a $1 app is a prohibitively high barrier.
Moreover, in the market for app distribution the customer is the developer. Saying "you can sell to Android customers" is like a company with a regional monopoly in California saying "you can sell to customers in Texas" as an argument that they don't have a monopoly in California.
> And yes Apple has a monopoly on their products. So does every company.
Clorox has a monopoly on Clorox bleach, not on bleach, and other bleach is a perfect substitute. Apple has a monopoly on their App Store, which is the sole app store for iOS and there are no viable substitutes.
Who cares if the Spotify apps for Android/iOS are coded differently ? It’s irrelevant. Users have access to the same app on both platforms with the same functionality. And Apple is not stopping these users from moving to Android.
And yes Apple has a monopoly on their products. So does every company.