> But if there were a monopoly on vehicles, and the company built in equipment to all their vehicles that would only allow the vehicle to travel on routes that

> But if there were a monopoly on vehicles, and the company built in equipment to all their vehicles that would only allow the vehicle to travel on routes that the rider had specifically paid the vehicle company for a subscription to, I would consider that to be a very bad thing. Yet you do it all the time, especially with the firmware in all your devices. Apple blatantly blocks you from using an FM chip that you bought. Everywhere in the world you find cellphones locked to specific networks. People buy restricted versions of all kinds of things because they are cheaper. Is there a single moral standard here?