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Your whole point about Apple seems to misunderstand the meaning of monopoly. Which market or product category do they have monopolistic dominance of? Vertical
by elefanten 10y ago
Your whole point about Apple seems to misunderstand the meaning of monopoly.
Which market or product category do they have monopolistic dominance of?
Vertically-integrated, closed product ecosystems are not the same as a market monopoly.
- Nomentatus 10y agoVertical integration leveraging perhaps only a single patent can certainly be illegal. Market does not mean "entire product category" in law, (but enforcement has been so weak in recent decades that's been the case de facto.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Patents_Co._v._Universal_Film_Manufacturing_Co https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Patents_Co._v._....
- Nomentatus 10y agoThe courts have already decided against you here, saying Apple both had market power and abused it re ebooks: http://macdailynews.com/2013/08/28/u-s-a-v-apple-judge-denise-cote-says-apple-needs-third-party-supervision-after-blatant-ebook-price-fixing/ http://macdailynews.com/2013/08/28/u-s-a-v-apple-judge-denis...
- xigency 10y agoClosed ecosystem can literally be anticompetitive. Being largest in the market means they control that largest market. I understand what you are saying and what you mean, but looking under the lens of scrutiny used around 100 years ago would lead to a different analysis. There hasn't been a trust busted in quite some time.