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Is it Apple's right to do this? Didn't IBM lose the case where they said you can only run IBM software on IBM 360s? IANAL but it sure would be nice for someon
by greggman 15y ago
Is it Apple's right to do this?
Didn't IBM lose the case where they said you can only run IBM software on IBM 360s?
IANAL but it sure would be nice for someone that is to speak up on why many of these old cases don't apply.
Is it that it is legal, Apple just doesn't have to feature it in their store? Phone companies were forced to allow 3rd party phones on their network. So where/are mobile companies as far as I know. Car companies are require to honor car warranties even if you change out the car stereo AFAIK.
Is there some reason similar rules don't apply to Apple (and Nintendo, and Sony, and Microsoft)?
- baddox 15y ago> Is it Apple's right to do this? It should be.
- throwaway64 15y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_ought_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Is_ought_problem
- baddox 15y agoWell, the real problem is that "right" is a very broadly-defined term that sometimes refers to is and sometimes refers to ought. I was operating on the definition (which I think is more useful) that a "right" is something a person (or corporation) deserves regardless of whether they're actually given it, so it's appropriate for me to answer with ought.
- baddox 15y agoOh, and I forgot to add: did you read the article you linked? The is-ought problem is when someone confuses the two, which I clearly did not do.