Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock...
by tn13 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @10:11PM
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Yes, and is Apple required to open their platform to porn apps ?
This is USA where private property rights are supposedly important despite government's attempts in other direction.
Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock...
by foiboitoi on Friday July 31, 2015 @01:39AM
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The "they can do what ever they want with their private property" argument doesn't matter. This isn't about what they can do, it's about what should be done.
No nothing should be required of these organisations. But their products serve humanity. They SHOULD have a sense of moral obligation to do the right thing. As should we the people have the responsibility to hold private monopolies to high standards so as that they help most people (not just shareholders).
Re:Open Letter to Microsoft’s CEO: Don’t Roll Back the Clock...
by Qwertious on Friday July 31, 2015 @05:04AM
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Apple controls a negligible portion of the desktop market. Microsoft absolutely dominates. Anti-trust is about protecting the free market from natural monopolies, and Apple is by no means a monopoly. A walled garden? Absolutely. But not a monopoly.
Yes they are. Those who own one or another monopoly-type chokepoints are required to do the right thing in the sense of not abusing their monopolies. ISP are required to connect you to the real internet rather than a walled-garden simulation, Airline are required to not to hold their passengers ransom for more at intermediate point in travel, Healthcare companies are required to provide real health care etc.