Anybody remember when Microsoft was sued by the Department of Justice in 1998?
Remember why?
Monopoly.
Essentially, the government didn't dig that Internet Explorer (Product A) was bundled with Microsoft Windows (Product B.) The goverment said it made the market too hard for other web browsers.
So, my question is this:
Why hasn't Steve Jobs been sued? Isn't he making the market "too hard" for other music players, computer media playback systems, movie rental organizations, movie sales and distribution firms?
Either the government was out of its mind the first go around with Gates, or my theory holds fast:
APPLE GETS EVERYTHING.
Remember why?
Monopoly.
Essentially, the government didn't dig that Internet Explorer (Product A) was bundled with Microsoft Windows (Product B.) The goverment said it made the market too hard for other web browsers.
So, my question is this:
Why hasn't Steve Jobs been sued? Isn't he making the market "too hard" for other music players, computer media playback systems, movie rental organizations, movie sales and distribution firms?
Either the government was out of its mind the first go around with Gates, or my theory holds fast:
APPLE GETS EVERYTHING.
5 comments:
Obviously they were wrong to go after MS.
there was a lot more to it than MS making the "market too hard for other web browsers". At a time where internet was dial-up, PC's dominated the market and the other web browsers were retail products, bundling IE with Windows would have made it impossible for any other browser to survive the browser wars.
Todd, buy the Mac and shutup...
You shutup.
Come on Todd... How many times you been to the Apple.com this week browsing around? Two, Three... More?
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