Apple’s Messages app shows Meta is not a monopoly, says Meta

In a particularly high-profile authorized case, Meta is at present attempting to fend off antitrust claims so the FTC doesn’t break it up. And at the moment as a part of its ready protection, the corporate sought to make use of Apple’s Messages app as proof that it’s not a monopoly.

Meta’s opening assertion slides are accessible right here for viewing in full, per The Verge.

And as highlighted by Wes Davis, even a number of the slides with redacted information are straightforward to uncover.

One slide, for instance, compares weekly system utilization of Apple’s Messages app to Meta’s competing choices on iOS.

Here are the numbers:

• Apple Messages: 88.39% system use
• Instagram: 48.19%
• Facebook Messenger: 37.55%
• WhatsApp: 36.76%

This information is introduced within the context of Meta looking for to refute the FTC’s obvious perspective that commonplace “Messaging” is totally different from “Personal Social Networking.”

There’s additionally an accompanying quote from Apple Director of Product Marketing, Ronak Shah, saying:

A “core use case” of iMessage is “to permit customers to speak with the folks which might be of their life that they know.”

In different phrases, Meta can’t have a monopoly when Apple’s built-in Messages app is extra in style—at the very least on iOS.

Of course, Apple isn’t the one firm Meta highlights in its protection. The tech big additionally factors to competitors from TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, and extra.

What do you consider Meta utilizing Apple’s Messages app in its protection? Let us know within the feedback.