The Amazon argument is that they shouldnt be able to sell a store brand and rank it higher than a competing third party product. Should grocery stores and Wal-

The Amazon argument is that they shouldnt be able to sell a store brand and rank it higher than a competing third party product. Should grocery stores and Wal-Mart not be able to sell store brands? Should Xbox Live and Playstation Network not be able to sell first and third party titles? I think the argument is stronger against hardware manufacturers locking down their devices to only first party app stores, than against regular shopping. If I buy a phone from Apple I can only run the apps they approve, and when they stop supporting the OS, the phone doesnt unlock and allow me to install my own OS. Apple can obsolete hardware by strongarming a lack of updates to crucial banking and communication apps.