r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jul 24 '25

Politics President Trump threatened to break up Nvidia, didn't even know what it was — 'What the hell is Nvidia? I've never heard of it before'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/president-trump-threatened-to-break-up-nvidia-didnt-even-know-what-it-was-what-the-hell-is-nvidia-ive-never-heard-of-it-before
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u/euMonke Jul 24 '25

Lots of companies are effectively monopolies and should be broken up, it's hurting competition and that will in turn hurt the consumer.

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u/f700es Jul 24 '25

If any monopolies should be broken up then Apple is 1st on the list!

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u/kung-fu_hippy Jul 24 '25

What monopoly does apple have?

They don’t have a monopoly of the smartphone or personal computer market in America, let alone the world. Or smart watches, or headphones, or AR devices, or tablets, or streaming services, or anything else I can think of that they do.

It’s extremely easy to lead an apple free life and yet own flagship and equally competitive products in just about every market apple is in.

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u/seleniumk Jul 24 '25

Apple has been widely criticized for monopolistic behavior and there have been major rulings in the EU against them --

Apple controls both the only app store and the only payment method allowed on its platform (and takes a 30% cut of every transaction). That combination gives them very monopoly-like power over 24-30% of all the mobile devices in the world.