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Antitrust laws may not prevent bundling and other anti-competitive behavior. For example, Apple has so far been allowed to bundle Apple apps with phones, forbi
by leereeves 10y ago
Antitrust laws may not prevent bundling and other anti-competitive behavior.
For example, Apple has so far been allowed to bundle Apple apps with phones, forbid any competing apps, and require developers to distribute apps through the App Store.
- cbuq 10y agoI see the main difference here being you don't need to buy an Apple phone
- leereeves 10y agoThe same argument would be made in areas where you can choose between DSL and cable Internet. Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if satellite and wireless Internet were offered as evidence of sufficient competition in the market.
- vertex-four 10y agoIndeed - a 256kbps connection provides sufficient competition with a 1gbps connection in the eyes of the courts so far.