mikethemartian

9secondkox2 said:

Weird. 

So… if you own a golf course or movie theater, and have a store that sells first and third party goods in the property, then you have to allow others to set up their own store on your golf course or cinema?

the whole thing is bonkers. 

Google should take it to the Supreme Court… no wait. Google will mess it up somehow. APPLE should take it to the Supreme Court. 

Tje kind of thinking that has gone into some of these decisions is so remedial, you have to wonder how the judges got into their positions. But it’s not like the 9th circuit is known for the best and brightest to begin with. 

Are you completely oblivious to how antitrust law works? It has been part of US law for about 130 years.

mark fearing said:

This is getting ridiculous. No company can make a product without giving everyone else complete access I guess. So third parties will get at our biometrics too...

This is nothing new. AT&T was required to allow other US companies to use their patents (including for the original transistor) for free and IBM was forced to open its computer platforms to other companies that developed software.

JamesCude said:

Quick show of hands: how many red hats are itching to assemble phones for below minimum wage in sweat shop conditions? I’ll wait…

Except that Apple doesn’t manufacture its own products and it is really companies like Foxconn who have that knowledge.

Sounds pathetic.