> Yes because a DIY tool would have really taken off in the market. *points at Linux, C, algebra, writing* > And how would it have been better for Android not

> Yes because a DIY tool would have really taken off in the market. *points at Linux, C, algebra, writing* > And how would it have been better for Android not to exist? *points at Boot2Gecko, J2ME, PalmOS* Also, false dichotomy. Android (or something like it) may well have still existed; just, it likely wouldn't've been so dominant (and its ecosystem wouldn't've been so reliant on proprietary Google libraries, which prevent people from running Android programs on non-Google systems). > Yes and in a “proper anti trust world” a manufacturer who at the time had 1% of the mobile operating system would have come under scrutiny because of anti trust. … Yes. In case you're not aware, Apple already had a rather special relationship with telecoms companies at the time; something (e.g.) Handspring lacked. The point of antitrust isn't to break up monopolies after they've already done damage to the market. It's to ensure that market dynamics continue to actually function in the real world – to ensure that the free market at least somewhat resembles a meritocracy.