Every now n then i keep hearing about how Microsoft is a monopoly and it stifles competition... But isnt Apple too a monopoly?....From iMacs to iTunes, everything from Apple comes in extemely tight closed packs... Apple too provides a plethora of software with its OS and most Mac users use Safari as their default web browser.....then why is only Microsoft considered a monopoly?.....Is it just because Apple has hardly any market share compared to MS?.....Almost every Apple product is an epitome of perfection.....But then what the heck....I cant put Mac OS X on my PC (Hackintosh does exist...but still )....I cant choose the hardware for the Mac (customization is very limited)......And i cant even remove the battery of my ipod :).....Software availibility is very low for Macs and hardware compatibility isnt great either.....And Mac punishes users of hacked products in a pretty brutal manner......Just take the example of the Iphone.....Any upgrade of software of an hacked Iphone will cause the Iphone to turn to an Ibrick...:)......And the entire hype surrounding the Iphone......if you critically examine the Iphone....it is nothing but a 5 year old car repainted and modified (with its dashboard completely changed)....
Why then, at the end of the day, only Microsoft gets brickbats from its competitors.?....Why people have problems with Microsoft including software in the OS?.....Doesnt Mac include too?....And whats the big deal if you bundle your own software with your product...If your software is better than the one provided by Microsoft......obviously people will shift to your software......Just look at the case of Firefox.....Its not provided by default with Windows but look at how its user base is expanding....
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The worst part about the iPhone is that, not only the lock down the software and the hardware, the lock the service provider! imagine someone trying to tell sell you a phone in india, on the condition that you can only use it on hutch! And as you mentioned, apple completely disables your iPhone if you try to unlock it..
Now THAT is called monopolizing!
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