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Making bundles is always ok as long as it's not commercially unsound way to push other competitors out. Antitrust rules mostly concern dominant players in a mar
by necovek 2y ago
Making bundles is always ok as long as it's not commercially unsound way to push other competitors out. Antitrust rules mostly concern dominant players in a market because they are usually the only ones able to do that (though VC-backed companies that have been in the red for decade or more are similar).
In general, MacBooks have always been bundled with MacOS, and Apple did not hold a dominant position in laptops when they started bundling OS (and everyone else usually does too: computer is largely useless without an OS).
If you price bundles commercially (eg. price of Word itself should not equal price of the entire Office suite), and not at a loss, that is generally ok.
So if Apple is forced to unbundle the OS but decides to sell at $10 or $20 (usually the price of Windows on laptops you can get without an OS), do you think it changes anything for customers who like MacOS?
It only ensures Apple has to support those who don't want MacOS.