Apple is ordered to face Apple Pay antitrust lawsuit

3 years ago by Lee Duna to c/technology

Apple was ordered on Wednesday to face a private antitrust lawsuit by payment card issuers accusing the company of thwarting competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet.

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atomWood 33 points 3 years ago

I’m not really sure that’s a fair argument. Android generally pushes Google Play, and Samsung devices push Samsung pay. Sure, Android has more choices, but it’s still device manufacturers pushing their own products.

Of course Apple should allow competition within their ecosystem, but Samsung and Google are basically doing the exact same thing.

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JasSmith 43 points 3 years ago

“Pushing” their services is one thing. Blocking access to the NFC, as Apple does with iPhones, is much worse. IMHO, neither should be permitted.

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RoyalEngineering -45 points 3 years ago

Why not block? Apple makes the hardware and the os. They should have control over the things they make.

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Nawor3565 43 points 3 years ago

I mostly agree, but then I think about how I have a Samsung phone but can still use Google Wallet instead of Samsung Pay because it's an open ecosystem. They both push their own products, but the end user is ultimately able to use whatever product they want. This is clearly not the case for Apple, which is what I'm guessing the case is about.

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fishos 5 points 3 years ago

It has to be this. As a non apple device user, I can use ANY pay system EXCEPT Apple pay. You must own an apple device to use it. There might be some roundabout way on PC with iTunes, but even if there is, it's unaccessible on a phone.

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atomWood 0 points 3 years ago

I definitely agree, all I meant is I think they should probably also be going after other companies as well.

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TheGrandNagus 22 points 3 years ago

Android may push Google pay, but you can still use other options. Samsung pay, some banks have their own contactless payment apps. You have a choice, even if you are nudged in one direction.

On iOS there is no choice. You use apple pay or you use nothing.

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hoshikarakitaridia 10 points 3 years ago

If we're following your argument, the logical conclusion would be fuck all of them. So there's no point in complaining when that's 1/3.

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atomWood 2 points 3 years ago

My argument is that we should be going after more than just Apple. Apple is clearly the most at fault here, but that shouldn’t excuse companies like Google and Samsung.

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