On Nov 30, 2:35 pm, Josh Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:50 AM, Karsten Silz <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Nov 30, 12:56 pm, Kevin Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. > > > That's been the game console model since the very beginning, and I > > don't think Nintendo, Sego or Sony were ever successfully sued as > > "single source of distribution on their platform". Quite the opposite > > - they typically won lawsuits against companies selling adapters / > > devices to load [ pirated | "backed-up"] games on their platforms. > > And they even managed to make it an illegal business to import > > (cheaper) US games in Europe. There are other cases too - cable TV > > boxes, Amazon Kindle hardware etc. > > Couple of problems with this comparison. Firstly, the console makers > are far from the exclusive distributor of apps for their devices. > When the only place you can buy games for the Wii is from the online > site, you are beginning to enter comparable territory.
My comparison draws from the fact that all console games must be approved by the console vendor through a certification process. So even though there are multiple retail outlets, you still only get what Nintendo / Sony / Microsoft wants you to get. > Secondly, you are arguing from the assumption that people agree with > this level of control that the game publishers have. It should hardly > surprise you that many disagree with it. People are free to agree or disagree with this model. I only replied because Kevin suggested it is illegal (as in: "grounds for a government anti-trust investigation"). -- 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.
