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Apple is accused of being criminal. So showing that Google does the same thing is a refutation? If Bank of America illegally forecloses on people, it's okay be
by quadrangle 13y ago
Apple is accused of being criminal. So showing that Google does the same thing is a refutation?
If Bank of America illegally forecloses on people, it's okay because Citibank does that too?
- nknighthb 13y agoApple is not being accused of being criminal by anyone who understands antitrust law. The proof is the comparison to Microsoft, an entity that held a clear monopoly where Apple does not.
- adventured 13y agoModern anti-trust law is not about monopolies. You can nearly count the number of substantial monopoly cases in US history on one hand. However, take a look over the anti-trust cases just since 1994 (almost none of which have to do with monopolies): http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/index.html#page=page-1 http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/index.html#page=page-1
- nknighthb 13y agoI can tell you haven't read the indictments. If you had, you'd notice a common theme that A) matches the Apple/Amazon books case you brought up earlier, and B) very much does not match the Maps case. The DOJ is concerned with suppression of competition on an industry level. Amazon/Apple arguably did so. Microsoft certainly did so. Two platforms in fierce competition, neither in a truly dominant market position, using their own Maps application, is not what the DOJ is going to worry about.
- uid 13y agoOh, the irony.
- netcan 13y ago"So showing that Google does the same thing is a refutation?" - genuinely interesting question. Do common law principle apply in some way here? IE, assuming there is no legal precedent, is the lack of litigation elsewhere relevant?