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Quote: Originally Posted by Stevie I think that if the widget manufacturer were to buy up all producers of raw materials, and refuse to sell raw materials to widget competitors, then their widget monopoly would violate the Clayton act. But if …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tulkas Um no, they aren't. Not only are they not illegal, there are many example of government sanctioned monopolies. Abuse of monopoly position is illegal. Using a monopoly or dominant control of a market to hinder…
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Read Section 2 of the Sherman Act I quoted earlier. Monopolies are crimes. Proving a monopoly exists is hard to do in court. A court rarely declares a monopoly exists because defining the relevant market is so complex. Rarely does the DOJ prosecute …
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@ Tulkas. Well taken. Analogies are only good to illistrate a point. Once Apple has a monopoly in the cell phone market, these issues will be of concern to the FTC and the DOJ. I hope that happens, as my stock in Apple will be at a level that I can …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Stevie You are correct in part and incorrect in part. For example, no company is subject to regulation merely because they have a monopoly. Every company that owns a patent has a monopoly - but they face no extra r…
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@ Stevie. You're wrong. The iAd only gets your information with your permission. Steve Jobs was very clear about this.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Garion Coming to think of it; How does Google feel about iAds on Android? Anybody know? iAd is part of iOS. It is designed to work only on iOS. Apple is not interested in playing in Google's yard.
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Quote: Originally Posted by austingaijin This is all just silly. Hear me now and believe me later, this investigation will go nowhere. Apple's not even close to a monopoly position in the phone market, and the Feds -- even if they acted -- woul…
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My analogy is based on Target owning its parking lot and store. Target agrees to let manufactures place their products inside the store for sale. That's is the whole point of the store. Probably a closer analogy would be Target rejecting a product f…
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In other news, the FTC is looking into a complaint by Best Buy that Target will not allow billboards of Target's competitors to be placed in Target's parking lots and poster ads inside its store. Best Buy's director of marketing stated: "Target is s…