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Why hasn't a massive antitrust case against Apple been launched? Their behavior strikes me as far more anticompetitive than that of Microsoft during the "Browser Wars".

Apologists: I don't care that Apple created something this profitable--that is not the issue. Desiring complete control over the mere act of computing on your own machine* is the problem. Apple is doing a wonderful job of absorbing a large swath of the marketshare and turning it into a closed ecosystem for developers, content providers, service providers, and owners. Apple should not have the authority to control everything one does with their devices. Why is this happening?

Maybe I worry too much, but I don't want to see our electronic freedoms erode.




I'm not saying I agree with this move by Apple, but it's worth mentioning that browsers/the internet =/= the app store.


Apple doesn't even come close to having a monopoly.

Microsoft most certainly did have one during the browser wars, and were leveraging it to get people to increase IE marketshare.

With Windows on the desktop, you didn't really have much of a choice but Windows if you were going to use pre-package software, play games, or do business. With the iPhone, you've got tons of competition - Android, RIM, and WP7. If you don't want to work in that model, nothing forces you to, either as end user or VAR.


They're pretty close to having a monopoly on paid digital music downloads, and perhaps portable music devices, and they're shutting out competitor streaming music services with this move.




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