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Apple 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 mono
by nknighthb 13y ago
Apple 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.