Comments on: Spotify for iPhone looks great – if Apple allows it http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1651-spotify-for-iphone-looks-great-if-apple-allows-it.html Tech writing blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alex Atkin UK http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1651-spotify-for-iphone-looks-great-if-apple-allows-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-138677 Alex Atkin UK Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:59:09 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1651-spotify-for-iphone-looks-great-if-apple-allows-it.html#comment-138677 I love the argument that Apple are not subject to the same rules Microsoft are, because they are not big enough. Surely, regardless of size if one company is forced to not bundle something in with their OS because its "anti competitive" then nobody should be allowed to. Obviously Linux distros are different, as they bundle alternatives for most software so are anything but anti competitive anyway. But yet, I don't see Apple being forced to offer alternative browsers in the EU and I doubt much will happen if they reject Spotify either. I love the argument that Apple are not subject to the same rules Microsoft are, because they are not big enough.

Surely, regardless of size if one company is forced to not bundle something in with their OS because its “anti competitive” then nobody should be allowed to.

Obviously Linux distros are different, as they bundle alternatives for most software so are anything but anti competitive anyway. But yet, I don’t see Apple being forced to offer alternative browsers in the EU and I doubt much will happen if they reject Spotify either.

]]> By: George http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1651-spotify-for-iphone-looks-great-if-apple-allows-it.html/comment-page-1#comment-138642 George Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:10:58 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1651-spotify-for-iphone-looks-great-if-apple-allows-it.html#comment-138642 "Monopoly" is what Apple does best. I don't recall being presented with a list of Music providers when I first turned on the iPhone - just iTunes. “Monopoly” is what Apple does best. I don’t recall being presented with a list of Music providers when I first turned on the iPhone – just iTunes.

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