On 30 November 2010 10:10, Karsten Silz <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Nov 29, 10:41 pm, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > > Surely this is an anti-trust issue though, not one of free speech > > IANAL, but anti-trust in the U.S. means you either abuse your monopoly > position in a market (just having it isn't illegal - see the Microsoft > anti-trust case), or you unite with your competitors to fix prices. > Neither of those apply to Apple. > > Quite... The app store has a monopoly over distribution of software to iOS devices. I have no idea what definition of "monopoly" is required for anti-trust though. Interestingly, the current DMCA exemptions do suggest that this sort of walled garden lock-in is recognised as a problem. So I'm sure that some suitable definition of monopoly could be found if the US government felt a need to slap Apple on the wrist. -- Kevin Wright mail / gtalk / msn : [email protected] pulse / skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
