thats a different case, do remember apple has no dominance in either computer market, or OS market. While they do in online music service, which is first precondition of a monopoly case.
Good! Apple's market share in the music market is, as of last year, Number 1 in terms of all music retailers - since Apple is competing against retail music distribution. But there are a ton of music retails. You may have market share strength (which I have never denied), but there are tons of choices on where you can buy your music. Having market share and abusing it are two very different things. So far Apple has done nothing to prevent people from:
a) Buying CD's and importing them using non-apple software
b) Buying mp3's from competing stores
c) Not prevented other MP3 players from supporting the Mac
d) no law that prohibits tying of unrelated products.
I also know that iTunes does not have a majority market on the desktop - thats would be Windows Media player. Apple kinda requires you (at least on Windows) to go out of your way to download it and use it. On the Mac side - its included - but thats to be expected.
You have half a case. We need to start the other half now. Now, Please show how Apple is preventing other companies from competing with any of Apple digital music players. Please note though that you cannot say that Apple makes popular and highly desirable products is an example of other companies inability to compete. And you have to show how Apple is manipulating the market to drive out competition, when their phone product has a minority market share compared to other smart phones that do not sync with the Mac (Symbian) or How Apple is preventing their biggest competitor in the smartphone realm (RIM) from accessing iTunes content. One caveat is that you cannot use any example of DRM content. Movies do not count since the MPAA are independent companies that do business on several fronts (and are a minority sales driver), TV shows for the same reason, and Applications do not count since they don't functionally work on other platforms like most software on the market. In other words, show me the other monopoly that Apple obtained by violating the trust of the public and show me how Apple prevents other players from competing and developing their own products. Finally, you must remember that Monopolies are not in of themselves illegal. If you cannot show antitrust, the case is done
Altho you claim yourself no expert, but I still can't believe you would ignore such an obvious and extremely import difference, I would have to assume you are unconsciously ignoring them due to your..... bias.....?
1) I have never denied Apple has market power. But without abusing said market, there is nothing wrong. It is perfectly legal to have a highly successful and highly desirable product.
2) I am not biased. Nobody, especially you, has shown how Apple is being anti-competitive or is engaging in anything illegal. Until someone can do that, they need to pipe down.
