Thursday, July 10, 2008
I just ran across an article saying how Apple has finally opened their "App store" where a user can download things such as games (at a price) or iTunes plug-ins apps. One of these apps is the remote application where you can control iTunes from your iPod touch or iPhone. This little bit got me thinking... Apple really has a way of controlling what you use for what purposes and with what certain hardware. Is this not a monopoly forming viz a viz the Microsoft anti-trust ruling?
They have an obvious monopoly based solely on the three aforementioned things. Is this wrong? Not by legal standards. But, from a consumer-welfare standpoint there are problems.
Apple works like any business: make more money than you spend. It is working well for them, and so far they are still innovating to bring more customers. However, as we have learned in the past, innovation does not happen as well without competition. As Apple eats up more of the consumer market share, it is quite easy to see them taking the same route as Microsoft with their anti-trust case.
Just as an example, take a look at how Apple was bundling Safari as a software update even when users did not have it preinstalled on their system. Seems fishy, no?
Just my two cents.
- Apple software (OSX) on Apple hardware only.
- They control 80%+ of the digital music market with their hardware.
- Their music hardware (iPod) typically dictates the music software (iTunes) people will use.
They have an obvious monopoly based solely on the three aforementioned things. Is this wrong? Not by legal standards. But, from a consumer-welfare standpoint there are problems.
Apple works like any business: make more money than you spend. It is working well for them, and so far they are still innovating to bring more customers. However, as we have learned in the past, innovation does not happen as well without competition. As Apple eats up more of the consumer market share, it is quite easy to see them taking the same route as Microsoft with their anti-trust case.
Just as an example, take a look at how Apple was bundling Safari as a software update even when users did not have it preinstalled on their system. Seems fishy, no?
Just my two cents.
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3 comments:
Sure it is a monopoly. But what do people think, what does the EU think on this. They will just act like a bunch of jokers and exhibit tyranny over MS.
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