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I really don't think you understand the material, enormous difference in positions here between MSFT during the antitrust/consent decree period, and Apple now.
by ubermonkey 6y ago
I really don't think you understand the material, enormous difference in positions here between MSFT during the antitrust/consent decree period, and Apple now.
Microsoft controlled personal computing, full stop. The Mac was a rounding error in sales and desktops. They had a monopoly on an entire market, and as such were justifiably limited in their actions by the decrees and whatnot.
iOS is a minority player. It's not even clear that they'd be a "monopoly" at 60% of the market, because Android provides such a strong alternative.
Seeking to compel Apple to follow the rules set out for Microsoft at their most predatory is utter lunacy, and suggests a deep misunderstanding of the legal definition of "monopoly."