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Re:Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement by dusklight on Tuesday March 02, 2010 @02:51PM (#1162326)
That's like saying 10 years ago, no one is forcing you to use Windows.

Right now there is no credible alternative to iPod/iPhone/iTunes. Guys like Google and Microsoft are trying to make a better product. If Apple continues to win by making the better product, that's good for consumers, that's how the free market is supposed to work. If Apple decides to focus their time instead on PREVENTING other people from making the better product, instead of improving their own product, that's evil.

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Re:Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement by Zev on Tuesday March 02, 2010 @05:44PM (#1162777)
That's like saying 10 years ago, no one is forcing you to use Windows.

But, no one was forcing you to use windows 10 years ago; I was using Mac OS 9 almost daily, in addition to Windows 2000.

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Re:Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement by daniel123123 on Thursday March 04, 2010 @08:43PM (#1168571)
Seriously? No credible alternative? CDs are a credible alternative. Seriously. Not to mention any number of music managers, archos, sony, zune etc.

I mean, they might SUCK, but some people think cars that aren't beemers SUCK, it's hyperbole to say that sony isn't credible.

You can buy a sony product, download mp3s from amazon and listen to music.

What makes that not a credible alternative?

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