Forget Google -- it's Apple That is Turning into the Evil Empire
Capital of Nasty, an Electronic Magazine - ISSN 1482-0471
Monday, March 14, 2011 at 10:00 (5079/48)
Heed the warning of The Guardian's John Naughton: you may think you own your shiny Apple product, but the truth is, an invisible string links it back to Apple HQ.
Whatever the explanation, the fact is that Apple now has a dominant position in several key businesses (content distribution and mobile computing) and is having a seriously disruptive impact on the mobile phone industry. In particular, its iTunes Store gives it control of the tollgate through which billions of paid-for music tracks and albums, videos and apps cascade down to millions of customers worldwide. It levies a commission on everything that passes through that gate. And every Apple mobile device sold can only be activated by hooking up to the gate.
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