But you can install other OSes such as Graphene on Android phones, I dont think you can do that on iPhones can you?
replyOn a lot of Android devices you can't install ANY other custom OS because of locked down bootloaders. If you want GrapheneOS specifically that list is even narrower due to 1. official support 2. hardware security features just missing from the devices.
replyDoes Ford have a monopoly position on the F150 because I can’t run Linux on it?
replyThat's not how monopolies work, though.
replyIt's absolutely how they work. If there's only a single grocery store in town (and for whatever reason others can't be opened), is that somehow not a monopoly even though there are several pharmacies and hardware stores?
replyYou can buy whatever phone you want. Many of them can run multiple OSes if that’s what you want. There is not a single mobile platform in town.
replyWhen Ford sells me an F150 I don’t cry about them having a monopoly on their Sync platform. That’s not now monopolies work
That's not a good analogy for the situation. A better grocery-based analogy would be if there's only a single Bob's Grocery in town (and for whatever reason more Bob's Groceries can't be opened) but there is a Sally's Groceries in town. Then Bob's Groceries isn't a monopoly. The only thing Bob's Groceries is a monopoly of is Bob's Groceries, which is a useless tautological argument.
replyApple has neither a monopoly on phones nor on app marketplaces.