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		mywittyname on March 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tim Sweeney: Microsoft wants to monopolise games d... Let's be clear: Apple and Google can do things that would be considered illegal if done by MS. Due to anti-trust regulations, these companies are playing by different rules.

Animats on March 4, 2016 [–]

Microsoft could reasonably claim they no longer have a monopoly position.

One could make a conspiracy in restraint of trade argument that Apple, Google, and Microsoft are acting collectively to control the app industry.

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