> What's audacious is that Ben thinks Apple hasn't considered the antitrust implications of the above hypothetical. Why not try it? Worst case they have to loo

> What's audacious is that Ben thinks Apple hasn't considered the antitrust implications of the above hypothetical. Why not try it? Worst case they have to loosen requirements, and have to pay a tiny fraction of their cash reserves as a fine. Antitrust hast lost its teeth a long time ago. So there is a potential huge reward with low risk. Not saying that that's moral and should be done, but that seems to be the sad status quo.