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Re:A top-grossing scam on the App Store by ctdonath on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @01:27PM (#26795824)
Microsoft wasn’t selling the computer.

Anyone is free to buy an iPhone, install apps on it, and resell it.

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Re:A top-grossing scam on the App Store by aembleton on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @05:27PM (#26799558)
In the 90s, anyone could buy a Windows PC, install apps on it and resell it.

The point was that Microsoft were giving Internet Explorer away for free, pre installed with Windows. This abused the market dominance of Windows to expand use of Internet Explorer.

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Re:A top-grossing scam on the App Store by ctdonath on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @09:26AM (#26806745)
Was it the giving away for free? Or prohibiting resellers from installing other browsers?
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