Apple are every bit as monopolistic as Windows were/are
But Apple are very, very good at presenting what they're doing as being the next greatest thing and the reinvention of the wheel.

The fact that Apple will only let you play stuff bought through their own store and you can only reliably synch Apple products with other Apple products passes most people by.

Edit: They don't even support Flash, so you have to view the iInternet, too.
( Kroney, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 12:00, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

That's not a monopoly
That's, "We make the hardware, we make the software, it works how we want it to." Windows got its market share from being a platform that could run on anyone's hardware. And when they had the majority of the desktop market they abused their position. The EU didn't fine them several billion Euros for shits and giggles.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have lots of old ladies to rip off.
( djtrialprice, Thu 6 Oct 2011, 12:09, Reply)