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From Rep Buck's Twitter:

  This is why we need to end
  the App Store duopoly before
  the end of this year. No one
  should have this kind of
  market power.

https://twitter.com/RepKenBuck/status/1597309680497217536

How is it anticompetitive if Twitter can be accessed from the web?

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Even without the web, it's such an odd statement. A monopoly comes with obvious powers. A duopoly does not: the simplified models of capitalism use just two players to show how they keep each other in check. It's still something to keep an eye on, but nowhere near justifying "No one should have this kind of market power."

Add in the fact that the web site adds a third player, and this looks less like a serious attempt to defend consumers than a knee-jerk response.

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