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No, the case of Apple is more like McDonald's being able to prevent its customers from ever eating food not signed-off on by McDonald's.
by eadmund 7y ago
No, the case of Apple is more like McDonald's being able to prevent its customers from ever eating food not signed-off on by McDonald's.
- 100100010001 7y agoHow so? Apple can’t stop you from using a different phone.
- closetohome 7y agoI think people are confusing mild inconvenience with monopolistic oppression.
- joezydeco 7y agoThey can do that, if you are sitting in a McDonald’s dining room. They can’t stop you from walking over to Burger King.
- unixbeard1337 7y agoIt's analogous to McDonald's selling you a dining room and then regulating what food you can eat in it.
- toasterlovin 7y agoExcept you're perfectly aware of that fact when you buy the dining room.