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Remember when Microsoft had to pay $794m for bundling a web browser with their OS? I'm kind of surprised Apple has gotten away with this for so long.
by jasonhansel 7y ago
Remember when Microsoft had to pay $794m for bundling a web browser with their OS?
I'm kind of surprised Apple has gotten away with this for so long.
- threeseed 7y agoI also remember Windows having at one point a market share of 95%. And the issue wasn't just the bundling but that they used that market share to strong arm OEMs into making IE the default browser and preventing Netscape deals. Monopolies can be legal and tolerated provided you aren't going out of your way to extinguish what's left of the competition.
- wayneftw 7y agoYou can’t have a successful mobile app business without being on the iPhone. So, I say Apple has just as effective control over the market as a straight monopoly. As a matter of fact in the US you do not strictly need greater than a 50% market share to even be considered a monopoly. You just need to have market control.However Apple’s iPhone is hovering just around 50% in the United States.