Re:Why we are suing Apple for better HTML5 support in iOS
by marcosdumay on Friday October 07, 2016 @11:07AM
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> Apple has a monopoly on iOS devices.
And if you were complaining as a developer, that wants to distribute your software around, you'd have a point.
But the GP is complaining as a user, that has complete freedom to choose the phone he is buying. He just want the shinning locked-up one, but don't want the consequences of the locking-up. He has all the right in the world to complain about it, but if he won't do anything about it, why would anybody care to listen?
Re:Why we are suing Apple for better HTML5 support in iOS
by briandear on Friday October 07, 2016 @11:21AM
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McDonalds has a monopoly on McDonalds's hamburgers too.
Re:Why we are suing Apple for better HTML5 support in iOS
by captainmuon on Wednesday October 12, 2016 @02:35PM
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However! you can make your own Big Mac if you are dedicated: http://aht.seriouseats.com/archives/2011/05/the-burger-lab-b... I tried once and the result was pretty good.
But no one can sell me e.g. an iPhone 7 with audio jack. And I can't build one on my own.
Apple has a monopoly on iOS devices. There is no competition. And if somebody would built a better or freer iOS device, Apple would use the full force of the state to stop them. So, in a very narrow fashion, Apple does use their government-granted rights to coerce you to buy it's devices, if you want an iOS one.
Of course, nowadays Android devices are more than adequate replacements for many users, so most people do have the option to buy outside of the Apple world, as you suggest.