Dear DoJ: You Need To Sue Apple Again

Re:Dear DoJ: You Need To Sue Apple Again by ralfd on Wednesday April 11, 2012 @03:43PM (#3829293)

> Where else in the market is this sort of behavior tolerated?

Have you ever seen a gaming console? Have you ever seen an eInk Kindle Reader which is tied to Amazons eBook store?

Also here is a fun fact from the past: Before the iPhone mobile App developers (yes, there was stuff like J2ME applications, but it was a tiny market compared to the App store economy of today) were glad if they earned 20% on the price of their products. The providers or download portals pocketed the fat end.

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Re:Dear DoJ: You Need To Sue Apple Again by huggyface on Wednesday April 11, 2012 @03:58PM (#3829366)

Tablets and smartphones are replacing computers. If we're using the game console model as our standard, we are, pardon the expression, fucked.

I shudder whenever someone so easily uses it as the comparison.

No one in the world has a problem with the App Store in general. Apple does a fantastic job running a storefront, lubricating a world wide payment and gift card system, etc. They run a tight, gorgeous system. The problem is when they push their reign of influence such that alternatives can't exist. When Amazon can't even link to a web store from their own app. That is just egregious overreaching that is indefensible.

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