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"Just as guilty" is the opposite of a defense. You're literally in a thread condemning Apple for conspiring with Google right now. Who are are you attempting to convince of what by saying that Google is "just as guilty?"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

No, they are not. Apple is going further and using good branding to avoid consumer backlash.

Eh, you kind of get it.

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Famgopoly

They all need to be broken up in the areas where they use platform powers to ensnare, absorb, and destroy.

Each of these companies could be decent companies, but they're allowed to abuse their positions and wreak havoc on multiple industries.