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It's probably safe to assume that's not the basis for the monopoly claim
I should hope not. They have about 61% market share in the US. A large chunk to be sure, but hardly a monopoly. With plenty of Android OS manufacturers, there are plenty to choose from.
Did you read the article? Their concerns are a number of anticompetiive behaviours from Apple,. Not the lack of competition. But that said, "Android" is not a competitor, Android is an OS. Samsung is a competitor and they're nowhere near Apples size in the US
The Android OS is a competitor to iOS. Yes, Android is produced by several different manufacturers.
It's not a competitor in the sense of a being a company that can monopolise, which is the context of the discsussion