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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by bilbo0s on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @09:48PM (#3917256)
Hmm...

Be careful what you wish for. If antitrust laws can be applied even when there is no monopoly, indeed, not even a majority market share, you are basically giving the government a green light to do a WHOLE lot of bad things.

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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by FreakLegion on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @01:14AM (#3917724)
Antitrust laws regulate anti-competitive behavior. Coercive monopolies are simply one of the forms this behavior may take. It's possible to run afoul of antitrust laws without having a monopoly, and it's also possible to have a monopoly without running afoul of antitrust laws.
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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by jahewson on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @04:56AM (#3918139)
Anti-trust covers attempts to gain monopolies too (though I don't think Apple are in violation of either, as mentioned above).
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