>>> Why has that not resulted in anti competitive behavior lawsuits? IANAL but folks over reddit explained it as this: Microsoft was a software only vendor in

>>> Why has that not resulted in anti competitive behavior lawsuits? IANAL but folks over reddit explained it as this: Microsoft was a software only vendor in the past but Apple is the hardware and software vendor. US and EU laws dictate that the hardware manufacturer to have full control over the ecosystem becuase of the industry behaviour in the past and who the end-consumer pays his money to. http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39q25f/eli5_apple_is_forcing_every_iphone_to_have/ http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39q25f/el... I am not sure how correct it is but at least it makes sense.