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You forgot the final line of your argument: “…so we should use the government to force people to build that product I just dreamt up, rather than the one they

You forgot the final line of your argument: “…so we should use the government to force people to build that product I just dreamt up, rather than the one they want to build.”

RoyalHenOil 3y ago
I don't live in the EU or have any connection to the EU, and I am not positioned to have any strong opinion of the laws or court cases there. My argument was against the person above claiming that an open platform makes for a worse product, and that European iPad users would get an inferior experience. I disagree. Let's not forget that Apple invented the smart phone, but then they lost their dominance over the smart phone market. It seems to me that consumers like open platforms. I don't think there should be laws forcing closed platforms to be open, given a competitive marketplace where people have a choice. I think most people will choose open platforms in a free market, but it is good that closed platforms exist for people who prefer them. That is one of the benefits of competition. I do think anti-monopoly laws are necessary for maintaining this competition. However, I don't know enough details of this case to know whether I agree with this specific ruling. I do think the EU can be very heavy handed without sufficiently considering the implications. But that's their business, I guess.
- sujal 3y ago
  Apple didn’t invent the smartphone, never had a the dominant share of phones sold globally. They didn’t even invent the first touchscreen phone. Their innovation has always been marrying software and hardware. It is a high risk approach that they execute well.
nulld3v 3y ago
You can build whatever you dream, as long as you aren't dreaming about a monopoly.
antifa 3y ago
I doubt the actual programmers feel like they're building the product they want to build, these details are dictated down from the top.

You forgot the final line of your argument: “…so we should use the government to force people to build that product I just dreamt up, rather than the one they want to build.”

RoyalHenOil 3y ago

I don't live in the EU or have any connection to the EU, and I am not positioned to have any strong opinion of the laws or court cases there. My argument was against the person above claiming that an open platform makes for a worse product, and that European iPad users would get an inferior experience. I disagree. Let's not forget that Apple invented the smart phone, but then they lost their dominance over the smart phone market. It seems to me that consumers like open platforms. I don't think there should be laws forcing closed platforms to be open, given a competitive marketplace where people have a choice. I think most people will choose open platforms in a free market, but it is good that closed platforms exist for people who prefer them. That is one of the benefits of competition. I do think anti-monopoly laws are necessary for maintaining this competition. However, I don't know enough details of this case to know whether I agree with this specific ruling. I do think the EU can be very heavy handed without sufficiently considering the implications. But that's their business, I guess.

sujal 3y ago
Apple didn’t invent the smartphone, never had a the dominant share of phones sold globally. They didn’t even invent the first touchscreen phone. Their innovation has always been marrying software and hardware. It is a high risk approach that they execute well.

nulld3v 3y ago

You can build whatever you dream, as long as you aren't dreaming about a monopoly.

antifa 3y ago

I doubt the actual programmers feel like they're building the product they want to build, these details are dictated down from the top.