>> gcc and Apache destroyed the market for commercial compilers and web servers; should they have been prohibited? The difference here is that Apache didn't sh

>> gcc and Apache destroyed the market for commercial compilers and web servers; should they have been prohibited? The difference here is that Apache didn't shove you a PlayStore, maps app and a browser in order to use their libraries. I want the products to "win" on merit not on reach. You also forget that Apache is open source which is not the case with Maps/youtube where your access can be denied at any time. >> Which is a good thing if it results in more people getting quality services. This gives no guarantee that Google won't start to charge its users for these services at some point in time. And there really won't be any competition as all the competitors have been killed by the "free" price. Actually it seems they already set the price. You may argue that the end user doesn't pay for Playstore etc but we both know they pay...just like they paid for Windows. "Google said it would sell a license for a package including its Google Play...."