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Apple is a monopoly due to their closed ecosystem. They do have a monopoly on headphones that properly work with iphones, operating systems that properly work w

Apple is a monopoly due to their closed ecosystem. They do have a monopoly on headphones that properly work with iphones, operating systems that properly work with apple computers, operating systems and application delivery mechanisms that work with iphones, etc. They could get rid of their legal problems by being more open and supporting open standards, but they don't want to. So as a monopoly, they have to be forced...

averageRoyalty 2y ago
You've moved the goalposts. A monopoly usually refers to market share or ownership over unique technology. Neither are true with Apple.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
  From my perspective, the concept of monopoly has to change to include apple, but i can't put in words the problem I'm feeling
  - EMIRELADERO 2y ago
    I believe this comment[1] could be it. "They should add a simple new heuristic to determine an abusive monopoly. If a company is imposing a volume surcharge instead of a volume discount to its biggest customers, it means there exists an abusive monopoly and regulatory intervention is needed. There is absolutely no reason in a well functioning market for this to occur." [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30111829 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30111829
    - syndeo 2y ago
      That's really insightful, actually. Dang.
    - Fire-Dragon-DoL 2y ago
      I haven't done a deep analysis, but that sounds perfect. It also clarifies why I dislike so much the concept of a Gaming Console (vs a computer)