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What Apple achieved is very rare in the industry. They achieved both complete horizontal and vertical integration for all their products. Even Microsoft kind o
by aikah 6y ago
What Apple achieved is very rare in the industry. They achieved both complete horizontal and vertical integration for all their products.
Even Microsoft kind of failed to do this. Most computers sold running Windows are not built by Microsoft.
- nvarsj 6y agoWell, the government used to enforce antitrust laws. Microsoft got into a huge anti-trust battle over simply bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. Compare this to the state of iOS, which is in far worse shape - internal APIs that only Apple apps can use, Safari can never be completely removed or replaced, the App store shenanigans, etc. It's a testament to the complete capture of Washington by corporate lobbyists that Apple gets away with it.