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Exactly. Business isn't a no-holds-barred anything goes anarchy. It's not because we have some free trade that there are no rules what so ever. Abusing a stran
by sspiff 12y ago
Exactly. Business isn't a no-holds-barred anything goes anarchy. It's not because we have some free trade that there are no rules what so ever.
Abusing a stranglehold or monopoly will eventually draw the ire of regulators. Just ask Microsoft or the EU.
What is and isn't OK is something that will probably be decided in court. I hope this kind of anti-competitive measures do get some kind of regulation in the app-stores/ecosystems space that large mobile players have crafted over the past few years, because they could easily stiffle competition from their current dominant positions.
- runjake 12y agoApple doesn't need to ask Microsoft. Apple being convicted monopolists, they are no stranger to litigation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Antitrust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc._litigation#Antitrus...
- asr 12y agoI upvoted you as you make a good point. But a quick note: you can't be a convicted monopolist. "Monopolization" is illegal, but that requires both monopoly power and anticompetitive conduct. Monopoly power on its own is not illegal (at least theoretically).
- ahallock 12y agoAnarchy means no rulers, it doesn't mean there are no rules. Maybe eventually it will if people keep perverting the meaning. > Abusing a stranglehold or monopoly Apple has a "stranglehold" on what exactly? I think you're just using hyperbolic words. > I hope this kind of anti-competitive measures do get some kind of regulation How about a little patience instead? How about not buying Apple products? Let's get the pitchforks out and demand the government punish these companies because they're inconveniencing us, or give it enough time and let consumers sort it out. Look what happened with Internet Explorer. Does it dominate the market anymore?