Posts by MacGregor

Quote: Originally Posted by lowededwookie Amazon has prevented many book publishers and magazine publishers from publishing full content on Apple's iBook Store so why is Amazon not being investigated? Apple has a monopoly on their...

Quote: Originally Posted by bschawla The government should encourage innovation and creativity. If they want to fight any monopoly (in their wisdom - if they ever had any!) - they should provide funds for creating better and...

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram As a Stumptown resident -- the mecca for recipients of government handouts, with one of the highest unemployment rates among major US cities -- it is not surprising that you espouse such a...

Quote: Originally Posted by photoshop59 Eric Holder should investigate the governments subsidies to General Motors, the AIG dominance in the insurance industry, the SEC's ignoring of Bernie Madoff, but instead they refuse to acknowledge...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stevie Monopolies often form naturally, like the one enjoyed by Office. If the monopolist doesn't abuse the power, it can be argued that it is a good situation, as it was chosen freely by the public. And...

Quote: Originally Posted by replicant Interesting and I should not have quoted MS as it's like comparing Apple to Oranges The point I wanted to make is that I have no clue why the Fed would investigate Apple. Contrary to MS and their...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I will have to defer to old Adam Smith on that subject: Here as elsewhere, Smith makes it plain that monopolies are bad economics as they invariably make prices higher than they would...

Quote: Originally Posted by photoshop59 ya, probably right, gotta waste some more taxpayer dollars... jeesh i can't wait until we kick these bums out. jeesh, you are ignorant.

Quote: Originally Posted by ascii Yeah -- pick on the successful people. That's the way to have a successful country. Al Capone was very successful. Bernie Madoff was very successful. BP was very successful. Roger Clemens was...

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram 'Outreach'? This is overreach. Next, Verzion -- Exhibit A from that other bastion of consumer-friendliness -- will be in line outside the offices of DoJ wailing about Apple's 'walled...