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I do not believe that your equivalence chart actually puts apples to apples. Third party software does not need to be approved before it is sold. OEMs dont need to have their software approved by microsoft before they install it. Way to attempt to make an argument then fail.
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Waiting.  Bozzer | 08/13/09
if apple is guilty of such action  Quebec-french | 08/13/09
surely that depends  Bozzer | 08/13/09
By your logic then,  xXSpeedzXx | 08/13/09
Before or after MS bailed Apple out of bankruptcy?  derekgore | 08/13/09
They bought stocks, made a deal, made profit  goff256 | 08/13/09
It is long past time for this erroneous statement to die  genesishep | 08/13/09
Don't bother  Jkirk3279 | 08/13/09
Is this the truth you are referring to?  xuniL_z | 08/13/09
I know the stock purchase was mutually benefitial but..  shadfurman | 08/13/09
it helped apple  goff256 | 08/13/09
@xunilZ and shadfurman  DeusExMachina | 08/14/09
ExDueszkiwi....  xuniL_z | 08/19/09
So you are saying, it wasn't the money, it was the technology...  xuniL_z | 08/13/09
And iTunes is bloatware on Windows  Patanjali | 08/13/09
Exactly. Are they still defaulting Quicktime and Safari w/itunes?  xuniL_z | 08/14/09
xyz_IL, you need to get out more  Wintel BSOD | 08/14/09
Well look at the garbage iTunes has to install itself on  Wintel BSOD | 08/14/09
@not_conscious itunes is a memory hogging security hole on OS X too...  xuniL_z | 08/19/09
yes its true...  shadfurman | 08/13/09
I sincerely doubt...  DeusExMachina | 08/14/09
Good grief!  frabjous | 08/13/09
Anti-trust regulation should be repealed  LBiege | 08/13/09
Agree - Wholeheartedly  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
?  mathcreative | 08/13/09
Anti-competitive Behavior  Jkirk3279 | 08/13/09
"yank the Windows licenses"  LBiege | 08/13/09
Of Course !  Jkirk3279 | 08/14/09
I see the difference. I never saw it that way before.  xuniL_z | 08/13/09
*Sigh, that is not what anti-trust is  DeusExMachina | 08/14/09
Along with the child labor laws, right?  JL9 | 08/14/09
They are right about that  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Hotel on Boardwalk  DannyO_0x98 | 08/13/09
Agree  Axsimulate | 08/13/09
By denying...  Erroneous | 08/13/09
Again, the iPhone is not the monopoly  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Monopoly of What?  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
Restraint of trade  pwatson | 08/13/09
Developer?  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
Are you sure?  eqpc | 08/13/09
If that car company  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Wait's Over  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
Different from Microsoft?  brian.bigger@... | 08/13/09
100% Correct  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
It's not  mathcreative | 08/13/09
Much in the way that pro sports is threatened with it.  mjolnar@... | 08/13/09
tree's what?  Graham Ellison | 08/13/09
Not that I can truly know...  athynz | 08/13/09
You wait is over...  athynz | 08/13/09
Equivalence  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
huh?  jonathan.mason1@... | 08/13/09
Wrong  nmh | 08/13/09
I think the manure is from you  eqpc | 08/13/09
You do have a choice with Apple  Darryl365 | 08/13/09
anti-trust laws don't require a monopoly  rtk | 08/13/09
That isn't true.  mjolnar@... | 08/13/09
No....  Jkirk3279 | 08/14/09
uh, no.  adr5@... | 08/13/09
ignore  adr5@... | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  shollomon | 08/13/09
And allow all kinds of crap?  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
Windows Mobile fail...... where?  MariusSilverwolf | 08/13/09
Apple users...  Mike (not Cox) | 08/13/09
Apple users require high quality  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
Quality Isn't the Issue...  shollomon | 08/13/09
Android users have those same requirements  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
I agree!  athynz | 08/13/09
More apps for iPhone! What planet do you live on?  rybad@... | 08/13/09
Apple is a niche company  goff256 | 08/13/09
Abundance: Apple's best defence  Graham Ellison | 08/13/09
You can choose any app that you like...  FrostyTS | 08/13/09
Epic FAIL  NonZealot | 08/13/09
@TheZealot: "Epic Fail"? Learned that from Harry? happy [NT]  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
Apple is probably scared..  eqpc | 08/13/09
That's not for Apple to decide  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Yours after purchase???  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
A license for hardware?  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
That's right.  NonZealot | 08/13/09
Unapproved App = No More Support  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
As long as it isn't a public safety issue  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
good reasons to deny, but not the case in this instance.  adr5@... | 08/13/09
I don't think it means, what you think it means.  spinit | 08/13/09
Do you not have to jailbreak your phone to use other stores?  eqpc | 08/13/09
Correct  shollomon | 08/13/09
From your own source  rtk | 08/13/09
Are there two Adrian's  martin23 | 08/13/09
What the heck does WalMart have to do with Apple's app store?  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Good point  rapson | 08/13/09
It's even easier to define this monopoly than Windows' monopoly  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Agreed - so typical  jgwinner | 08/13/09
Only if your use the WRONG definition of monopoly  matthew_maurice | 08/13/09
Since you can make that claim with such certainty  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Microsoft The Bully  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
Mikael_z...  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
I only play one on TV.  matthew_maurice | 08/13/09
Should we believe you, someone who isn't a lawyer  NonZealot | 08/13/09
You don't seem to understand  Mikael_z | 08/13/09
Mikaelz Is lock-in what defines a monopoly gone bad?  xuniL_z | 08/14/09
Another pyrrhic argument from zealot  Wintel BSOD | 08/14/09
yes, a subset of the desktop market  rtk | 08/14/09
But not at the levels...  Wintel BSOD | 08/14/09
Le gasp  goff256 | 08/13/09
Le ummm.. huh?  FrostyTS | 08/13/09
I'll answer my own question...  goff256 | 08/13/09
@goff256  FrostyTS | 08/14/09
So...  goff256 | 08/14/09
The other fact that people are missing  NonZealot | 08/13/09
It was wrong then  goff256 | 08/13/09
anti-trust  rynning | 08/13/09
That was another anti-trust issue  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
IE was great at the time  NonZealot | 08/13/09
I didn't say Apple was right  rynning | 08/13/09
How do we know the grass isn't greener?  FrostyTS | 08/13/09
Bad analogy  rynning | 08/13/09
@rynning  FrostyTS | 08/14/09
@FrostyTS  rynning | 08/14/09
The difference betweel Wal Mart and Apple...  jasonp@... | 08/13/09
oranges and apricots  martin23 | 08/13/09
Wow, you just acquitted MS  NonZealot | 08/13/09
If Ford refuses to fix or mod my Ford car  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
sigh...  FrostyTS | 08/14/09
The question was  martin23 | 08/14/09
Apple dominent?  davebarnes | 08/13/09
Just Jailbreak it...  Real World | 08/13/09
Apple has made it clear they consider jailbroken iPhones to be illegal  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Technical Terms....  sandmanfvr | 08/13/09
I agree that the law is on the consumers' side  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
True  sandmanfvr | 08/13/09
No contract  Real World | 08/13/09
And sometime make the law. n/t  mjolnar@... | 08/13/09
Apple and MS are two sides of the same coin.  frgough | 08/13/09
Not to defend Apple, but...  xXSpeedzXx | 08/13/09
Doesn't matter that the iPhone isn't the dominant handset  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Really?  gtdavies33@... | 08/13/09
If said retailer is a monopoly within a marketplace  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
You're right  goff256 | 08/13/09
I believe you goofed  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
If you're a developer for linux  goff256 | 08/13/09
App store IS the problem  rybad@... | 08/13/09
The arguement could be made though,  xXSpeedzXx | 08/13/09
Don't know about Blackberries  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
yes  athynz | 08/13/09
However  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Too many malls  rynning | 08/13/09
It's not anti-trust  huskermn | 08/13/09
Microsoft was accused of...  Erroneous | 08/13/09
You fail to see the parallels  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
If not the U.S., the EU for sure  veit@... | 08/13/09
All makes perfect sense -  dilgreen@... | 08/13/09
Load. Of. Fail.  Blad_Rnr | 08/13/09
I'm still convinced  odcchaz | 08/13/09
Sure.....  sandmanfvr | 08/13/09
Apple Will Get What They Deserve  sandmanfvr | 08/13/09
"releasing a new one every year si bad"  goff256 | 08/13/09
iPhone has become the dominant handset  magallanes | 08/13/09
Aren't they at 13% (NT)  goff256 | 08/13/09
App Store  malely | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  yourrealitybytes | 08/13/09
not quite true  molecules | 08/13/09
And lest we forget...  Spiritusindomit@... | 08/13/09
The most blatant anti-trust move by Apple was the iPhone  NonZealot | 08/13/09
They've dodged it too long...  Spiritusindomit@... | 08/13/09
You Obviously Don't Understand the Meaning of The Word Monopoly  johnelberling@... | 08/13/09
Well Said  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
And You Obviously Don't Understand the English Language  *nixFan | 08/13/09
Errr... no?  goff256 | 08/13/09
That's Absurd  johnelberling@... | 08/13/09
Armchair lawyers  matthew_maurice | 08/13/09
Sigh.....  sandmanfvr | 08/13/09
Go sing Kumbaya in the corner  matthew_maurice | 08/13/09
Forever  JayBee51 | 08/13/09
Hold on a minute  Graham Ellison | 08/13/09
I can't speak for the others  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Do you even read what you post?  matthew_maurice | 08/13/09
How is Google Voice doing in profits?  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
WHAT?!  matthew_maurice | 08/13/09
Again, when they are a monopoly the rules change  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Who mentioned MS?  GetReal-mac.com | 08/13/09
Get your app approved by the app store  goff256 | 08/13/09
Re: Get your app approved by the app store  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Naughty list?  goff256 | 08/13/09
Sorry, wrong  Graham Ellison | 08/13/09
Answers  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
Lost it  Graham Ellison | 08/13/09
Are you talking about Google Voip?  goff256 | 08/13/09
Sorry Graham, there's a new sheriff in town.  xuniL_z | 08/14/09
Comparison  rapson | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  Darryl365 | 08/13/09
Yep.  goff256 | 08/13/09
OK  Darryl365 | 08/13/09
If 65001 were submitted  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
The term better  goff256 | 08/13/09
Well you seem to argue  Michael Kelly | 08/13/09
No, I seem to argue  goff256 | 08/13/09
Doesn't pass all the protocol?  Michael Kelly | 08/14/09
XD  goff256 | 08/14/09
Anti-trust, I'm not so sure  Darryl365 | 08/13/09
continued  Darryl365 | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  Masari.Jones | 08/13/09
Okay, it's time to end this nonsense  Graham Ellison | 08/13/09
serious?  xuniL_z | 08/13/09
Yes  goff256 | 08/14/09
Well, mostly right, but the last two in your list....  xuniL_z | 08/14/09
ipod being popular  goff256 | 08/14/09
Wow  goff256 | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  dheady@... | 08/13/09
Microsoft? r u kidding?  jimmyboro | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  jimmyboro | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  Li1t | 08/13/09
Monopoly: Its Definition, compared w/ the App Store  shornby@... | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  Shane Laws | 08/13/09
Anti-Trust? Dominate Handset?  condelirios | 08/13/09
Apple should be done for this and iTunes  glenndjones@... | 08/13/09
Other than their small market share...  shadfurman | 08/13/09
As long as Microsoft still has more billions than Apple...  transposeIT | 08/13/09
RE: How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?  Bazwel1962 | 08/14/09
Safari  MichaelWells | 08/18/09
Seriously?  dchase@... | 08/21/09

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