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Just like Microsoft could legally do what they wanted on windows vis-a-vis Netscape and IE.
by mmanfrin 14y ago
Just like Microsoft could legally do what they wanted on windows vis-a-vis Netscape and IE.
- arrrg 14y agoThey couldn’t because they were a monopoly. Apple is so far from being a monopoly, it’s not even funny.
- danilocampos 14y agoMicrosoft controlled 94% of the computers on earth. What percentage of smartphones does Apple control?
- myko 14y agoMicrosoft was a monopoly, Apple is not. Doesn't mean I like their policies, but the situations aren't comparable.
- msbarnett 14y agoThose aren't even remotely analogous. Nobody required Microsoft to sell Netscape. Microsoft got slapped for using its monopoly in Operating Systems to pressure third parties into not signing agreements to ship Netscape on their products. The fundamental thing that's lacking here is that third-party coercion. The government is never going to force any company to carry and sell products they don't want to carry and sell.