The original point is so wrong that I didn't even consider disproving it. Apple has strategic business collaborations across news[1], film[2] and software indus

The original point is so wrong that I didn't even consider disproving it. Apple has strategic business collaborations across news[1], film[2] and software industries[3], private entitlement APIs[4] that are only available to specific developers[5], and then obvious control/integration with their platform that boxes-out legitimate and motivated competitors like Spotify[6] and Epic Games[7]. Their relationship with law enforcement is an inconsistent[8] and[9] territorial[10] train[11] wreck[12], but they proceed unpunished[13] because they have good domestic[14] relations[15]. > It is not your god given right to participate in their ecosystem It is not Apple's god-given right to participate in a market where they violate the law. It's not illegal to be a monopoly, just to abuse your monopoly power. Happy new year [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/technology/new-york-times-apple-news-app.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/technology/new-york-times...? [2] https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/05/apple-scrambled-to-convince-netflix-to-keep-in-app-subscriptions https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/05/05/apple-scrambled-t... [3] https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/04/developers-sue-apple-over-app-store-fees/ https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/04/developers-sue-apple-ov... [4] https://www.techspot.com/news/71289-apple-granted-uber-ios-app-entitlement-allowed-record.html https://www.techspot.com/news/71289-apple-granted-uber-ios-a... [5] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/02/apple-concedes-on-anticompetitive-restrictions-in-app-store https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/02/apple-con... [6] https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23618264/eu-antitrust-case-apple-music-streaming-spotify-updated-statement-objections https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23618264/eu-antitrust-cas... [7] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-12/epic-games-files-notice-of-appeal-in-case-versus-apple https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-12/epic-game... [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%E2%80%93FBI_encryption_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple%E2%80%93FBI_encryption_d... [9] https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/06/apple-governments-surveil-push-notifications/ https://www.macrumors.com/2023/12/06/apple-governments-surve... [10] https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/09/chinese-government-still-afraid-of-airdrop/ https://9to5mac.com/2023/06/09/chinese-government-still-afra... [11] https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/1/22361762/iphone-russia-startup-local-apps-yandex-mail-ru-law https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/1/22361762/iphone-russia-sta... [12] https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903613/apple-hiding-taiwan-flag-emoji-hong-kong-macau-china https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/7/20903613/apple-hiding-tai... [13] https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-aug-03-la-fi-tn-white-house-overrules-trade-ban-on-apple-iphones-ipads-20130803-story.html https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-aug-03-la-fi-tn... [14] https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67133155 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67133155 [15] https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-meets-donald-trump-five-times-2019-8?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-ceo-tim-cook-meets-don...