On Jan 29, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> hahahahaha Nope. It is pure Apple suck up plain and simple.
>
> To be required to get all of your content from only one vendor is well shitty.
Your analogy is patently false on its face. Microsoft was a software
company that worked with hardware producers to eventually gain monopoly share
of the market. They then used that position to threaten hardware companies that
didn't follow Microsoft's wishes.
Apple is a vertical provider: hardware, software, content... they don't
have a monopoly position in either handheld devices, smartphones, notebooks,
netbooks, ebook readers, music players or anything else. The only thing they
have a monopoly on is Apple products. They are not threatening third-party
businesses, because they don't need third-party businesses; they do it all
themselves.
-- Ed Leafe
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