| padib said: Could definitely be interesting. However, in this case Microsoft and Google are direct competitors to Apple for streaming game services. The others not so much. Since the apps being blocked are purely streaming service, on that aspect alone it could be anti-trust and a means to block competition. We know what happened to Microsoft when they played foul with Netscape, I'm surprised that this kind of thing isn't being taken seriously nowadays. And, if the courts are not taking care of it, at least people should be bothered by it. In the days of Netscape, Microsoft was public enemy #1 for its behavior. Today people seem complacent with this kind of monopolistic practice, I think it's a bad sign. |
The difference in this case compared to Microsoft and Netscape situation, is that Microsoft had over 90% of desktop OS marketshare back then. iOS is not in this situation and Android's marketshare is even bigger.
