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And it would actually take effort to support other devices Except that Apple is expending effort specifically to break efforts at compatibility. It appears to

by shpxnvz 17y ago

And it would actually take effort to support other devices Except that Apple is expending effort specifically to break efforts at compatibility. It appears to me that they are intentionally preventing competition, and as a long time Apple customer that upsets me. Apple isn't dominating enough of the market for people to care Claiming that bad behavior is okay so long as you only hurt a few people is a pretty weak argument. I own three Apple computers, have spent a boatload of money with them and as a customer I care about how they conduct themselves as a company.

chrischen 17y ago
You're absolutely right. It is anti-competitive and anti-open in this case. No I don't mean it's okay. I'm simply stating why there isn't a fuss about Apple.
- shpxnvz 17y ago
  Sorry if I misunderstood your argument. I don't disagree that Apple seems to get away with quite a bit. I imagine it's also because people like to think of them as the scrappy underdog who just does what's necessary to keep up with MS. The shame of it is that it's got to be easier to change ingrained anti-competitive corporate mentality before a company gets big enough that the mass protests start.
  - chrischen 17y ago
    Like I said, as long as companies are invested in proprietary end-user products, they will try to take advantage of it to some degree. The only way to fight it is to endorse open source free software but unfortunately on the consumer side it's not really gaining traction.
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GHFigs 17y ago
It appears to me that they are intentionally preventing competition, and as a long time Apple customer that upsets me. Apple does not prevent competing products from syncing with an iTunes library--in fact they provide a mechanism to do so. The issue there is Palm using iTunes to do so. Hijacking another company's product to support yours isn't really in the spirit of healthy competition. I mean, fixing bugs in your own software shouldn't be called "preventing competition" just because your competitors happen to be exploiting those bugs.

by shpxnvz 17y ago

chrischen 17y ago

You're absolutely right. It is anti-competitive and anti-open in this case. No I don't mean it's okay. I'm simply stating why there isn't a fuss about Apple.

shpxnvz 17y ago
Sorry if I misunderstood your argument. I don't disagree that Apple seems to get away with quite a bit. I imagine it's also because people like to think of them as the scrappy underdog who just does what's necessary to keep up with MS. The shame of it is that it's got to be easier to change ingrained anti-competitive corporate mentality before a company gets big enough that the mass protests start.
- chrischen 17y ago
  Like I said, as long as companies are invested in proprietary end-user products, they will try to take advantage of it to some degree. The only way to fight it is to endorse open source free software but unfortunately on the consumer side it's not really gaining traction.

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GHFigs 17y ago

It appears to me that they are intentionally preventing competition, and as a long time Apple customer that upsets me. Apple does not prevent competing products from syncing with an iTunes library--in fact they provide a mechanism to do so. The issue there is Palm using iTunes to do so. Hijacking another company's product to support yours isn't really in the spirit of healthy competition. I mean, fixing bugs in your own software shouldn't be called "preventing competition" just because your competitors happen to be exploiting those bugs.